“September 5”, interview with the director Tim Fehlbaum

“September 5” by Tim Fehlbaum narrates the days of the terroristic attack to the Munich Olympics, from the point of view of the sport tv crew that was forcibly the first ever to face a situation like this on tv.  That day marked a turning point for television and for the way and rules of showing news on TV. With a fast-paced, almost reality TV rhythm, the film also tackles this issue from the personal and moral point of view of the producer of the TV programme and the reporters.

The form of the film was born out of a conversation

Tim Fehlbaum says that “September 5” as we see it was born out of a conversation he had with Geoff Mason, the editor-in-chief who was in the studio in Munich on that day in 1972, and how they had to deal with those 22 incredible and tragic hours.

A single space and place help hold the narrative tension

For Tim Fehlbaum, the point of view of the TV crew was the best to use for storytelling: a single space in which all the action unfolds automatically creates a superior rhythm and narrative tension; in addition, working in the media world made it easier for him to be at ease and be certain of the veracity of what he was telling.

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