Nina Berman's short documentary Triumph of the Shill reimagines the Leni Riefenstahl 1935 Nazi propaganda classic as an aesthetic blueprint to consider the 2017 presidential inauguration and election of Donald J. Trump.
Running time: 10.22 minutes.
Credits:
Producer, director, writer, editor: Nina Berman
Camera: Nina Berman, Giovanna Chesler, Nasreen Alkhateeb
Sound Design: Nina Berman
Sound recordings: JR Osborn, Jennifer Quintana, Nasreen ALkhateeb, Nina Berman, Giovanna Chesler
Assistant Sound Editor: Elyse Blennerhassett
Production Assistants: Rebekah Mejorado, Andrew Jorgenson
Post Production Assistant: Thor Neureiter
Screenings:
2020
Musee de la photographie, Charleroi, Belgium
January 25 - May 10,
2018
Lenfest Center for the Arts, NYC A Tribute to Jump Cut #1
Hamburg Triennial of Photography, Germany
DC Independent Film Festival,
School of Visual Arts, NYC, Year One Exhibition
2017
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
New Filmmakers NY, NYC
Photoville, Brooklyn, NY
Mirbach Plaza, Bratislava, Slovakia
Review:
Washington City Paper
