Dedicated to the Youth of the World
The title of the film is taken from Leni’s Riefenstahl Olympia slogan which appears at the beginning of her documentary. Video-essay mix multiple narratives of 20th-century ideologies. Nazi central philosopher Alfred Rosenberg matches together with the icon of American democracy – poet Walt Whitman. Nietzsche follows the official soviet voiceover. The ideas of youth are wrapped into fashion brand style that mimics early soviet aesthetics.
Short film, 3 min
©Yarema&Himey
Commissioned by Yulia Yefimtchuk+
Stills from the film
Screening at Baltic Triennial 14: Intro | The Maze and The Lighthouse, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2020