Documentary Screening: Now It’s a Strange House

On November 19, 2025, Cate Knothe (T'24) and Ethan Grossman screened their documentary film, "Now It's a Strange House," at the Rubenstein Arts Center. Cate was a Cinematic Arts and German Studies double-major at Duke, who graduated with honors in 2024. 

There was a packed house at the Ruby, with students from Professor Kata Gellen’s German Confronts the Holocaust course in attendance, as well as many other students, faculty, and community members. The film interweaves recently captured digital footage and the 30-year-old videotapes of Ethan's great-grandmother in order to explore how the small German village of Eubigheim grapples with the history of their Nazification. As connections are drawn between the period of National Socialism and the modern day rise of German nationalism and anti-immigration sentiments, the Eubigheim townspeople are confronted with the possibility that they may be less accepting than they once imagined.

Professor Shambhavi Kaul introduced the event and Professor Kata Gellen moderated the Q&A. This event was generously supported by the Duke Center for Jewish Studies, German Studies, Screen/Society and Cinematic Arts, and the Center for Documentary Studies.