Far From Past

Nicole Foelsterl asks her grandmother about their family history during the Second World War and the time of National Socialism. Her grandmother speaks about the situation of the German-speaking minority in Hungary. The filmmaker dreams about having to flee herself. It is only ever fragments that are remembered and told. The older woman doesn’t see herself properly in the picture, and the two protagonists don’t come together. Between their meetings, video snippets always hang like ghost images. There is a noise, and another era is briefly shown. The grandmother’s account is not consistent, it falters, as do the memories and the home videos. How much of the past can be made visible here, and what remains unspoken? In every-day situations, the two women appear to be struggling over what can and should be passed on.

  • Duration: 15 Min.
  • Countries: Austria / Switzerland
  • Languages: German
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2018

  • Director: Nicole Foelsterl
  • Production: Nicole Foelsterl
  • Nominated: A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle