BYOD: Bring Your Own Doc
Episode 258
Holocaust Documentary Masterpiece Shared by Adam Benzine CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH
CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH is an Academy Award-nominated documentary short film exploring the life, work and creation of SHOAH by French director Claude Lanzmann. Journalist and first time filmmaker Adam Benzine discusses Lanzmann’s 12-year journey to create his nine-and-a-half-hour-long documentary about the Holocaust and the emotional impact the film left on him. Benzine also shares clips from the film and recalls obstacles while completing the film and interviewing Lanzmann in this episode of BYOD hosted by Ondi Timoner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Adam Benzine to BYOD.
01:03 Documentaries, journalism and commissioned work.
02:16 Lanzmann’s memoir and emotional transformation.
04:08 Why Claude Lanzmann’s story.
08:30 CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTERS OF THE SHOAH Clip, deciding to make the film.
09:52 Films about filmmaking.
10:55 Funding, trust and additional material.
13:37 Finding the Barber.
17:58 interviewing Claude.
22:38 The Oscars & Reasons why people agree to be interviewed.
23:48 Holocaust discoveries.
22:23 Gas chambers and destroying evidence.
26:17 Jerusalem and a suicide attempt.
28:46 The struggle to make the film.
32:57 Thank you and goodbye.
33:09 CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTERS OF THE SHOAH Clip, the editing process.
Guest Bio
In 1973, French journalist Claude Lanzmann began work on SHOAH, a film that would forever change his life. Twelve years later, having tracked down former SS officers, dozens of death camp survivors, and having shot more than 200 hours of footage, he finally completed his nearly 10-hour-long documentary masterpiece. In CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH, the maverick filmmaker recounts the trials and tribulations he faced while creating his Holocaust magnum opus, as well as the weight it left him carrying.
Adam Benzine is an English writer, director and journalist based in Toronto. Currently serving as the Canadian Bureau Chief for Uk-based entertainment trade publisher C21 Media, he is the former Associate Editor and Online Editor for Realscreen, the international publisher of non-fiction film and television industry news and content. He has written for a range of publications including The Globe and Mail, The Independent, Indiewire and Little White Lies. Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, is his directorial debut.
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