The documentary, “The Meaning of Hitler” and “Nine Days” are playing at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Showing through Aug. 26, “The Meaning of Hitler” is a documentary inspired by German journalist Raimund Pretzel’s 1979 nonfiction book by the same name. It explores the many lingering questions that swirl around the rise of Adolf Hitler and the way society thinks about the Holocaust. It was produced by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker.
“The Meaning of Hitler” was shot in nine countries, tracing Hitler’s movements, his ascension to leadership and the scenes of his crimes. The production features historians, writers and famed Nazi hunters weighing in on Hitler’s lasting impact and ideology set against recent growth in white supremacy and the normalization of antisemitism.
“The Meaning of Hitler” is not rated.
Also showing is “Nine Days,” an ethereal and evocative film about the meaning of life.
In the film, Will (Winston Duke) spends his days in a remote outpost watching live TVs of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on earth. Several candidates — unborn souls — arrive at Will’s to undergo tests determining their fitness, facing oblivion when they are deemed unsuitable. But Will soon faces his own existential challenge in the form of free-spirited Emma (Zazie Beetz), a candidate who is not like the others, forcing him to turn within and reckon with his own tumultuous past.
“Nine Days,” which is rated R for language, shows at the Ross through Aug. 19.
Show times are available at the Ross website, or by calling the Ross film information line at 402-472-5353.
