Now It’s a Strange House (Cate Knothe T'24 & Ethan Grossman, 2025) + filmmaker Q&A

Now It's a Strange House
(Cate Knothe & Ethan Grossman, 2025, 40 min, USA, German & English w/ English subtitles, Digital)

--Introduction by Professor Shambhavi Kaul, Director of Cinematic Arts

--Q&A to follow with the filmmakers, Cate Knothe (T'24) & Ethan Grossman, moderated by Professor Kata Gellen, Director of the Duke Center for Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of German

Through interweaving recently captured digital footage and the 30-year-old videotapes of Ethan's great-grandmother, filmmakers Ethan Grossman & Cate Knothe explore how the small German village of Eubigheim grapples with the history of their Nazification. As connections are drawn between the universally-loathed period of National Socialism and the modern day rise of German nationalism and anti-immigration policies/sentiments, the Eubigheim townspeople are confronted with the possibility that they may be less accepting than they once imagined.

Cate Knothe (T'24) is an experimental, narrative & documentary filmmaker whose work aims to uncover the stories hidden in everyday realities. Inspired by place and landscapes, her films explore how collective memory and storytelling influence the ways in which the world is experienced. Ultimately, film acts as their means to both connect to environment and to understand the complexities of identity, belonging, and community.

Ethan Grossman is a Queens-based filmmaker and creative producer whose work spans documentary, music video, and fashion media. After beginning his career in narrative film, he now focuses on documentary storytelling, with two projects currently in production. He also collaborates with leading fashion and luxury brands-including Dior, Chanel, Mugler, Alaïa, and Abercrombie.

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