Nils Bergendal is a filmmaker based in Sweden. He directed the films Great Exuma, At Home and German Shepherd.
His short film German Shepherd (Festival Award Winner, Documentary Short) is about David, who grew up as an American Jew with a mother who survived the Holocaust. David is haunted by “the Nazi thing,” an irrational fear of Germans and an obsession with Holocaust movies. Through recurring travels to Berlin he initiated his own reconciliation project. Nils Bergendal interprets David’s interview into a wry animated introspection, questioning whether it’s wise to look to the past for answers.
A Personal Message from Nils to Heartland Film Festival Fans
See German Shepherd in Festival Award Shorts 2 at the 2014 Heartland Film Festival:
- Friday, Oct. 17 – 10:30 a.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14
- Friday, Oct. 17 – 6:30 p.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14
- Saturday, Oct. 18 – 10:15 a.m. at AMC Traders Point Showplace 12
- Sunday, Oct. 19 – 12:30 p.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14
- Monday, Oct. 20 – 12:00 p.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14
- Thursday, Oct. 23 – 2:00 p.m. at AMC Traders Point Showplace 12
- Friday, Oct. 24 – 4:00 p.m. at AMC Castleton Square 14
- Saturday, Oct. 25 – 12:45 p.m. at AMC Traders Point Showplace 12