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Advice on how to gain independence and control in the face of the difficulties implicit in human relationships. We live in a busy world and isolation seems to be the only way to escape the buzz of lists, inspirational catchphrases and reminders to upgrade — now! The peace of ignoring the phone may be bliss, but what about when we get what we ask for, and are forgotten altogether? The author mulls over the bittersweet reality of escaping. A video about wanting to be alone and being lonely — a meditation on the cult of individuality and independence in our anxious urban world. Created in 1998, but now feels even more relevant during these current pandemic times.

For centuries, parents have struggled to usher their children through the magical, often treacherous, journey to adulthood. But in mid-century America, a new form of tutelage was engineered: the classroom film. Suddenly, the prickly issues of sexual development and juvenile delinquency could be addressed in tidy, ten-minute sermons disguised as dramas. To deal with the subtleties of behavior and the importance of fitting in, "social guidance" films were made on such topics as coping with failure (Planning For Success) and teasing (The Other Fellow's Feelings).

A team of the All African Television network, wanders into the darkest regions of the Eastern Alps. They observe the habits and rituals of the natives and make not one, but two ethnological major break-through discoveries.

This movie tells the life stories of two women - Jewish and German. The war affected lives of both – they had to change their homes as well as their citizenship. The present is mixed with the past, current shots with unique archival films. Reminiscences in motion cut through the historical events of the 20th century. Isa was born in India, grew up in the Czech borderland, lives in Italy and considers herself European. After sixty years, she visited „the house with the green roof“. Her family was forced out of the home due to their German citizenship in 1945. Isa encounters a city of different appearance than preserved in her memory. The city was called Reichenberg then, and was inhabited predominantly by Germans. Edith survived the war in exile in Britain. Before the Nazi occupation, she belonged to the Jewish community in Liberec of 1400 people. Only 37 people returned from concentration camps. Edita still remembers life in the local synagogue which burned down during Kristallnacht in November 1938. For decades, a parking lot was placed in its stead. Today, a modern library stands there in symbiosis with a Jewish prayer room. The film portrays two different personalities. Both women listen to each other's experiences and feelings. Gradually, they overcome distrust and their own prejudices. Isa and Edita find courage for a difficult friendship. Copyright © 2009 by Blanka Závitkovská

Entrevista with Houria Bouteldja.

2 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1994.

2 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1994.