Last month, the Anne Frank House released the only existing film footage of the remarkable little girl.
Even though the footage is brief and silent, there is something striking about seeing her actually live and breathe…leaning out the window to watch a neighborhood couple exchange vows. The film was produced on July 22, 1941, a year before the family was forced into hiding.
Even after the diary entries, and the extensive collection of pictures, somehow these fleeting seconds make her more human…an ephemeral memory of a girl who will live on forever as a key witness and journalist of the Holocaust.
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Wow, that is pretty powerful, Chris. I did not know that footage like that existed of Frank. I was so taken by it that I had to look at it several times just to see that shot of Ann looking out the window. I wonder how footage of today will be interpreted by generations 100’s of years from now.
Yes. Amazing. I’ve been there and this adds to an already incredible experience. Sent to my daughter as soon as I saw it and then posted your link on FB.
This is a haunting video. I remember reading about her in middle school for the first time and then our teacher showed us a really disturbing documentary on the Holocaust. I doubt it was Night and Fog, but it was just as effective.
I have seen “Night and Fog” and it is one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen. I saw it in film school and I could not eat for days.