Anne Frank video diary

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Television broadcast
German title Anne Frank video diary
Original title Anne Frank video diary
Country of production Netherlands
original language Dutch
year 2020
Episodes 15 in 1 season ( list )
genre history
Director Hanna van Niekerk
production Frank de Horde and Tim Vloothuis
First broadcast March 30, 2020 on YouTube
occupation

Anne Frank Video Diary is a Dutch web series from 2020. It was produced by the Anne Frank House and shows Anne Frank's life in the Secret Annex under the fictitious assumption that she would have had a video camera instead of her famous diary .

content

The series shows episodes from Anne Frank's life in the Amsterdam Secret Annex, where the Jewish girl hid from the Nazis with her family and four other people for a good two years. Anne talks about her everyday life in the Secret Annex, her love affair with Peter van Pels , conflicts with other residents, feelings such as fear and longing for freedom and her own personality. It is also about anti-Semitism , the progress of the Allies like on D-Day and the assassination attempt of July 20, 1944 . At the end of the last episode, which deals with the arrest of the residents of the Secret Annex, their further fate up to their death is summarized in texts.

Episode list

The series consists of fifteen episodes that have been published on the Anne Frank House YouTube channel since March 30, 2020 . Until April 9, two episodes appeared at the same time. Since April 13, a new episode has been published every three to four days. The last episode came out on May 4th.

episode German title English title publication
1 my most beautiful present My best present March 30, 2020
2 Lonely Feeling so lonely
3 My big dream My big dream April 2, 2020
4th Fear of death Utterly terrified
5 luck Happiness April 6, 2020
6th Quarrel with papa Quarrelling with dad
7th Hatred of Jews Hatred of the Jews April 9, 2020
8th I'm suffocating here I'm suffocating
9 D-Day! D-Day! April 13, 2020
10 Nothing but criticism Only criticism April 16, 2020
11 longing for freedom Longing for freedom April 20, 2020
12 Let me be myself Let me be myself April 23, 2020
13 Our heroes Our heroes August 27, 2020
14th The two Annes The two Annes April 30, 2020
15th Discovered Discovered 4th May 2020

production

The stories are shown with a camera from Anne Frank's subjective perspective. The events are based on the real diary entries that Anne Frank wrote between March 29, 1944 and the arrest of the people in hiding on August 4, 1944. The 13-year-old Dutch- Mexican leading actress Luna Cruz Perez does not quote the lyrics literally, but improvises in her own words. The pictures from the Secret Annex are supplemented by flashbacks to the time before life in hiding.

The series is based on a concept that the producers Frank de Horde and Tim Vloothuis from Every Media presented to the Anne Frank House two years earlier. Hanna van Niekerk directed, while Natascha van Weezel and Wies Fest developed the scenario. Employees of the Anne Frank House checked the historical accuracy and accompanied the filming. The interior was shot in a replica set of the Secret Annex and some flashbacks were filmed in the Rivierenbuurt, where Anne Frank and her family lived in hiding before the time.

The videos are available on the Anne Frank House YouTube channel in more than 60 countries where the diary is in the public domain. In addition to Germany, this includes many other European countries, parts of the American continent, Israel , India and China . It cannot be accessed in the United States due to copyright restrictions. The actors speak Dutch like the real people in the Secret Annex. Subtitles are available in German, English, Portuguese and Spanish .

In addition to the diary videos, there are eight additional videos in the “Explainer” category, which provide information on real events and explanations on topics such as discrimination and the scapegoat . These videos, which are also subtitled in several languages, are intended to enable educational use. Femke de Koning from the Anne Frank House will be the speaker. At the end of each video, Luna Cruz Perez asks a question on the subject. In the eighth video, de Koning speaks to Perez as well as Shai Eschel and Ezra Blok, the actors of Margot Frank and Peter van Pels. On May 7, 2020, a backstage video was also released in which Perez gives a glimpse behind the scenes. An interview with Perez followed on May 11th.

episode German title English title publication
1 From diary to camera From diary to camera March 30, 2020
2 Discrimination Discrimination
3 Anne's diary Anne's diary April 2, 2020
4th scapegoat Scapegoat April 9, 2020
5 make decisions Making choices
6th freedom Freedom April 20, 2020
7th Who are you? Who are you April 20, 2020
8th Meaning for today The significance of the story today 4th May 2020

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actor role
Luna Cruz Perez Anne Frank
Shai Eschel Margot Frank
Ezra Blok Peter van Pels
Noël van Santen Otto Heinrich Frank
Katharina Justic Edith Frank-Holländer
Olga Beemster Auguste van Pels
Howard van Dodemont Hermann van Pels
Jasper van Overbruggen Fritz Pfeffer
Anne Rietmeijer Miep Gies
Rosalie Wammes Bep Voskuijl
Lily Reuver Hannah Pick-Goslar
Robine Kusters Jacqueline van Maarsen

reception

Ronald Leopold, the director of the Anne Frank House, said of the series that she invited “to enter into a direct relationship with the girl Anne. I hope that many young people will feel addressed by the video diary, that they will learn something about Anne Frank's life story and that they will get an impetus to think about anti-Semitism and discrimination today. ”Since the first publication with contact restrictions within the framework of COVID-19 Pandemic coincided, he also commented on possible parallels: “The way they are their daily life in hiding, the connections they develop with those around them in the limited space, and the relationship between mother and daughter, for example Elements that today's readers can understand better. "(" The way she describes her daily life in hiding, the relationships she's building with people around her in a cramped space, and the relationship between mother and daughter, for example, are elements that will be better recognized by today's readers. “) In an interview he emphasized that the video diary is something different from a vlog , and uh hoped that the project would raise awareness among young people who take selfies at Holocaust sites. He also pointed out differences to the "Eva Stories", an Instagram series about Éva Heyman .

Jacqueline van Maarsen praised her: “I am thrilled with this video diary. I had to get used to the idea for a while, but I think it's good that Anne Frank's story has been brought into modern times. "

Rich Brownstein, who works as a lecturer for Yad Vashem and mainly deals with Holocaust films , wrote an extensive review of the series that appeared in the Jerusalem Post . In it, he describes the performance of the leading actress as passable, with the romantic episode being more of a waste of time, and praises the authentic set and the use of the Dutch language. However, he finds the anachronism with the video camera inappropriate . He accuses producers of not trusting today's youth to understand traditional storytelling, but hopes that this will give young people access to “more significant and mature offerings” like the 2001 film .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h New: Anne Frank video diary. Anne Frank House, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Nina Siegal: The (Video) Diary of Anne Frank. The New York Times , April 22, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c FAQ Anne Frank video diary. Anne Frank House, accessed April 25, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c Matt Lebovic: In time for global self-isolation, 'Anne Frank Video Diary' premieres on YouTube. The Times of Israel , April 1, 2020, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Backstage Tour on YouTube , May 7, 2020, accessed May 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ Interview Luna on YouTube , May 11, 2020, accessed on May 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ a b Avshalom Halutz: In a World in Lockdown, Anne Frank Is the Latest Social Media Influencer. Haaretz , April 20, 2020, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Rich Brownstein: A jaw-dropping Anne Frank Video Diary. The Jerusalem Post, April 21, 2020, accessed April 26, 2020 .