A short, thirty minute French documentary film, Night and Fog, eloquently describes and shows the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. It was produced by Alain Resnais in 1956, and was the first documentary film to be made about the holocaust. Presenting a mixture of black and white newsreel footage with color footage, Resnais invokes a conversation between the past and the present as he summons viewers to always remember this terrible human tragedy, and also stand on guard against future oppressors, tyrants, and murderers. This film stands in the canon of excellent documentary films, and is one worth watching. Be warned, there are startling images in this short film.
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