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Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman joins us to introduce and discuss his acclaimed new animated film Where is Anne Frank, a contemporary reimagining of Anne Frank’s story and legacy.
The film brings to life Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne’s diary is addressed. Living in contemporary Amsterdam in the house, now a museum, where the Frank family hid from the Nazis, Kitty wanders the streets convinced that if she is still alive, Anne must be as well. As she encounters the people of the city, Kitty must reconcile the countless tributes and memorials to Anne around her with the idea that many people have not internalized the lessons to be learned from her life.
Folman, best-known for his Oscar-nominated animated documentary Waltz with Bashir (2008), which recounts his experiences as a soldier in the 1982 Lebanon War, joins Naomi Brenner, an associate professor in Ohio State’s Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, for a Q&A following the screening. (99 mins., DCP)
IMAGE CAPTION Where is Anne Frank, courtesy of Wild Bunch.
“‘Where Is Anne Frank’ Review: A Visionary Animated Update of a Holocaust Story That Needed Retelling,” David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“Where Is Anne Frank? review – Holocaust diary imaginatively rebooted for the YA generation,” Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies and Departments of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures; Germanic Languages and Literatures; History; and Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, along with the Columbus Jewish Film Festival.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
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Past Film/Video
Where is Anne Frank
