THREE BORDERS

“Three Borders” is a found-footage film reminiscent of Chris Marker’s “La Jetée” (1962). It consists of family photos of the artist and other anonymous found (family) photos. In the style of Magic Realism, the video narrates anecdotes from the families of Alisa Berger’s Jewish father and her North Korean mother. The ten stories narrate the meeting between Koreans and Jews from Galicia. They address the overcoming or the construction of inner, outer, national, ethnic, spiritual or emotional borders which span three generations.

Film Maker
Berger, Alisa
Year
2017
Country
Germany
Length
59
Language
german (english and russian subtitles)
Category
cameraless, Childhood, Culture, Families, Jewish, Photography, Work by Women
Genre
documentary, experimental, Installation

Stills From Video

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