MEMORY WARS
American psychologist Elisabeth Loftus is world-renowned for her research on the unreliability of human memory. In the age of “fake news”, her expertise in high-profile criminal trials is more in demand than ever - and no less controversial.
Elizabeth Loftus has been researching the unreliability of human memory since the 1970s and is one of the most influential psychologists in the world. Her expertise is in demand in high-profile court cases, where she testifies as an expert, mostly on the defense side: war crimes tribunals, Oklahoma Bombing, Iran-Contra, Michael Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, the attack on Rodney King and many others. The cases involve murder, sexual abuse and systemic violence. The media spectacle that accompanies these criminal trials is always a reflection of the state of the Western world: racism, sexism, corruption. Based on conversations with Loftus, combined with material from important court cases of the last few decades, Memory Wars shines a spotlight on the tension between truth and justice and deals with highly current topics, from “Fake News” to “Me-Too”.