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What we talk about when we talk about the war

Film screening and conversation with Birgitte Sigmundstad
Wednesday 01.12.21
Stills 12

What we talk about when we talk about the war follows class 9A at Skullerud junior high school as they learn about the rise of Nazism, Quisling's coup, the Nazis' systematic murder of the Jewish population, and the Norwegian resistance movement to the German occupation. The enthusiastic history teacher uses film and joint discussions to arouse interest in Norwegian war history in a new generation. We join the students' social studies classes and get close to their experience of the Second World War's history and the different ways the war is relevant to the present.

We're delighted to welcome filmmaker Birgitte Sigmundstad for a conversation after the screening. Hosted by the head of Kunstnernes Hus Cinema, Silja Espolin Johnson.

Om filmen

Hva vi snakker om når vi snakker om krigen følger klasse 9A på Skullerud ungdomsskole idet de lærer om nazismens fremmarsj, Quislings statskupp, nazistenes systematiske drap på jødene, samt norsk motstand mot den tyske okkupasjonen. Den entusiastiske historielæreren benytter film og fellesdiskusjoner til å vekke interessen for norsk krigshistorie i en ny generasjon. Gjennom filmen trer vi inn i elevenes samfunnsfagsundervisning og kommer tett på deres opplevelse av krigshistorien og ulike måter krigen er relevant for samtiden.

About the filmmaker

Birgitte Sigmundstad (b. 1969) lives in Oslo and works mainly with moving pictures. She is a graduate of the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in England. Sigmundstad's films have an essayistic feel and often deal with art, art history or historical events. Previous films include A Good Motive (2012), The Letter to the Minister of Culture (2013), Odel (2016) and Hammersborg Protecting the Bygone Future (2017).

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