Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work. - Press
rbb "I think this is a very interesting documentary film. Weizenbaum is a fascinating personality - the film proves that again. It is sophisticated to bind the man's personal history with the history of the invention of the century, the computer. That reveals yet another level of significance: Stunning archival films show society's devoutness to progress and her blindness. I guess, a felicitous and appealing while at the same time demanding narrative. (...)"
Rolf Bergmann, Commissioning Editor at rbb Berlin 		"Every computer scientist should
have seen this film."
 Matthias Müller-Prove
jfw "... wise and always amusing - that's the way he tells the story of this life: His childhood in Berlin, the adventure of his escape, the immigration to the US and then, in the end, the re-immigration back to Berlin, his hometown. (...) We'd definitely like to see more films such as WEIZENBAUM. REBEL AT WORK."
Monika Kaczek, Jewish Film Festival Vienna 		MedienWerkstatt "... Psychoanalysis, quite often ignored or dismissed in Europe emerges as precursor for ELIZA, Weizenbaum's fundamental discovery...() Holzinger's and Haas' film narrative succeeds in establishing discourses in the middle of society and recent history that otherwise often remain remote and abstract."
Ferdinand Stahl, Director, ex-VideoLab/Media Workshop Vienna 		"The film shows many facetts of Joe Weizenbaum: His openness, his courage, his obstinacy, his wisdom, his generosity - while excact at the same time, as e.g. use and misuse of language - and his stunning talent for story telling, traversing time and space. Il Mare Film succeeds by letting him on stage."
Gunna Wendt, Writer
  Media Clips

04/28/07  futurezone, ORF.at, German     
04/18/07  golem, German 
04/13/07  Potsdamer Latest News, German
04/12/07  *** Kempelen Award 2007 ***  
03/22/07  taz,  Man is not a machine, German
02/07/07  J.W.: Forget about Google!, German   		 

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Press release July, 6th 2007 

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DOX Magazine: "Twelve Roadblocks" 
DOX/EDN: "Slow-Budget Filmmaking"  		"A small film - but big impact."
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"The filmmakers did find a balance: Highly entertaining and humorous, but never plain infotainment."
 Prof. Gabriele Kotsis, University Linz
Jury Member Kempelen Award
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