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Lightwise
Tune in to Lightwise every other Tuesday to dive into the themes and subject matter of stories in film, TV, and other art to mine them for light—both education and inspiration. This podcast, produced by Angel Studios, explores the substance of stories: culture, history, science, religion, philosophy, etc.
Lightwise
#003 | Capturing Stories of Courage: A Conversation with Director Matt Whitaker
The story is that when most Germans were falling for Hitler’s lies, or were too afraid to fight against them, a sixteen-year old boy recognized the truth, and began a peaceful resistance to shed light on the gross sins of Hitler and the Nazi regime. He rallied a couple of his teenage friends around him to join him in the cause until he was eventually found out, caught, and stopped. Today, we explore the story and importance of “Truth and Conviction.”
Matt Whitaker is an American film and TV writer and director, and a specialist in the WWII genre. His credits include the critically acclaimed war films Saints and Soldiers and Instrument of War. In 2002, Matt and a film crew traveled to Germany with the last surviving member of a teenage Nazi resistance group for the PBS documentary “Truth & Conviction: The Helmuth Hübener Story.” Now, twenty years later this powerful story will be produced as an upcoming dramatic series “Truth & Conviction” with Angel Studios.
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