Goethe-Cinema: "Life on Tape"

Join us for a movie night at uOttawa presented by the Goethe-Institut where we'll dive into the captivating story of a German family.

This film is part of the series "Against it! - Indignation, protest and resistance in film". The films of this series are presented within the framework of Goethe-Cinema, a monthly thematic film series highlighting films from Germany, presented by the Goethe-Institut Ottawa at the University of Ottawa.

Bilder (m)einer Mutter
Germany | 2021 | 78 min.
Director: Melanie Lischker
Documentary

• All films in original version with English subtitles.
• Free of charge, suggested donation: $5
• Part of series: Against it! - Indignation, protest and resistance in film

"What must a woman have been through for her to simply not have a role in her family any longer?" Through Super-8 and video material that her father had painstakingly collected, Melanie Lischker tells the story of her mother and, with it, that of an entire generation.

Photo: © KOBERSTEIN FILM

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