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Where is Anne Frank?

photo of filmmaker Ari Folman
November 14, 2022
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

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Add to Calendar 2022-11-14 19:00:00 2022-11-14 21:00:00 Where is Anne Frank? Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman is best-known for his Oscar-nominated animated documentary Waltz with Bashir (2008), which recounted his experiences as a soldier in the 1982 Lebanon War. Folman joins us on Monday, November 14 to introduce and discuss his acclaimed new animated film Where is Anne Frank, a contemporary reimagining of Frank’s story and legacy.  The film follows Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Frank’s diary is addressed, who comes to life from the pages of the diary in contemporary Amsterdam in the house, now a museum, where the Frank family hid from the Nazis. Kitty wanders the streets of Amsterdam, convinced that if she is still alive, Anne must be as well. As she encounters the people of present-day Amsterdam, Kitty must reconcile the many tributes and memorials to Anne Frank all around her with the idea that many people have not internalized the lessons to be learned from her life.  Folman joins Professor Naomi Brenner for a Q&A following the film.  (99 mins, DCP) Tickets: Purchase through the Wexner Center for the Arts. $9 general public; $7 Wexner Center members/seniors/Friends of the Melton Center; $5 students. For general admission, seniors, and students click here to purchase. For discount tickets for Friends of the Melton Center click here. Co-sponsored by Ohio State’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the following departments at Ohio State: Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures,Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Department of History, Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, and the Columbus Jewish Film Festival.   Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210 Melton Center for Jewish Studies asc-meltoncenter@osu.edu America/New_York public

Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman is best-known for his Oscar-nominated animated documentary Waltz with Bashir (2008), which recounted his experiences as a soldier in the 1982 Lebanon War. Folman joins us on Monday, November 14 to introduce and discuss his acclaimed new animated film Where is Anne Frank, a contemporary reimagining of Frank’s story and legacy. 

The film follows Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Frank’s diary is addressed, who comes to life from the pages of the diary in contemporary Amsterdam in the house, now a museum, where the Frank family hid from the Nazis.

Kitty wanders the streets of Amsterdam, convinced that if she is still alive, Anne must be as well. As she encounters the people of present-day Amsterdam, Kitty must reconcile the many tributes and memorials to Anne Frank all around her with the idea that many people have not internalized the lessons to be learned from her life.  Folman joins Professor Naomi Brenner for a Q&A following the film.  (99 mins, DCP)

Tickets: Purchase through the Wexner Center for the Arts. $9 general public; $7 Wexner Center members/seniors/Friends of the Melton Center; $5 students.

For general admission, seniors, and students click here to purchase.

For discount tickets for Friends of the Melton Center click here.

Co-sponsored by Ohio State’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the following departments at Ohio State: Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures,Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Department of History, Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, and the Columbus Jewish Film Festival.