Film/Video testimony of the Holocaust. includes an excerpt from ""Night" by Ellie Wiesel.

        Violent events, such as the Holocaust, are perceived aberrations or anomalies from the cultural norm. Whether reason's include popular culture's morbid curiosity, a film director's desire for a contrived image, or a writer's need to make credible otherwise incredible events there seems an almost unending need for their retelling. A narration back into the apparent sociological standard which they defy.         Film/Video testimony and written text are two forms of Holocaust representation that have been …

…living among Jews, among                                                      brothers...(9; ch. 1)                  Film/Video and written testimony both differing in means and expression bring foreword their own unique way of presenting the tragedy the Holocaust was. But it must be remembered that the Holocaust is the main focus. Not the stylistic start/stop format of Film/Video testimony or the accuracy of writer's accounts. It is the human issue not the robotic/analytical sense we try to make out of it.