Holding Hands with Ilse

“Holding Hands With Ilse” is a moving documentary about the search for the German teenage girl who took care of the filmmaker between 1948-1950 in Walbrzych, Poland where he was born. Knowing only her first name and circulating a small photograph taken in 1950 of the two, the director explores the urban landscapes of western Poland and the journey involved in their unexpected reunion that recently took place in Ibbenbüren, Germany. Filmed in the USA, Poland and Germany.

Film Maker
Ravett, Abraham
Year
2017
Country
USA/POLAND/GERMANY
Length
93
Language
English/Polish/German
Category
art & artists, Childhood, Culture, Essay, Families, history, Identity, Jewish, Landscape, Memory, Portraits, Work about Women
Genre
documentary, feature

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