A new performance art film titled 'After' explores the memory of the Holocaust through poetry. Directed by Richard Kroehling, the film combines audio and visual elements to demonstrate that poetic language is a critical response to the Holocaust. Contemporary poets, including Edward Hirsch and Alicia Suskin Ostriker, argue that poetry is a necessary response to unfathomable evil and catastrophic historical events. The film is not a documentary but a multi-modal art film that features distinct performance pieces combining poetry recitation, moving and still images, acting, and original music. 'After' opened in New York on November 1 and will begin screening in Los Angeles on November 8.
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