Drawing from an extensive archive of over 3,000 narrative works, “Holofiction” critically examines how Holocaust imagery has been codified and reproduced in cinema across decades. The film exposes recurring visual motifs and narrative patterns that have become iconic in the portrayal of the Holocaust. Inspired by Claude Lanzmann’s scepticism toward visual representations of historical trauma, the film questions the possibility and implications of depicting such an atrocity in fictional cinema. Through its essayistic approach, “Holofiction” invites audiences to reflect on the ethics and responsibility of cinematic storytelling, urging a deeper understanding of how these representations shape collective memory and historical perception. – Kosakowski Films
Michal Kosakowski
DE, AT 2025
102 min | no dialogue
Michal Kosakowski
Born in 1975 in Szczecin, Poland. He lives and works in Berlin as a director, media artist and producer. From 1997 to 2000, he attended the Fabrica artists’ workshop in Treviso, where he worked alongside Oliviero Toscani on various film and cultural projects. In 2003, he founded Nosugar Added, a film production company specialising in experimental, music and art films.
Films (selection)
Just like the movies 2006 | Zero Killed 2012 | German Angst 2015 | Holofiction 2025
D+B+E: Michal Kosakowski | S: Andrea Veneri, Omar Venti, Alessio Mastrorillo | M: Paolo Marzocchi | P: Kosakowski Films, Atelier Uli Aigner | V: Drop-Out Cinema eG | WS: Kosakowski Films