B wie Bartleby

B for Bartleby draws on Herman Melville's legendary narrative and transforms it into a film essay about remembrance, language, and resistance. Based on dialogues with a deceased companion, the famous phrase 'I would prefer not to' is revived through the voices and gestures of performers, young people, rap musicians, passersby, and stranded individuals - quietly, persistently, timelessly.

B wie Bartleby is a 2026 documentary movie directed by Angela Summereder, starring Sarah Belar, Emilia Brescher, Rance Aboa Arshid. It holds an IMDb rating of 4.1/10 from 9 votes and runs 1h 12m.