Worked as an animator for czechoslovakian films. And then the russians invaded my country. Now i am a political refugee in the United States. My first job in this country was as an animator. My first assignment was to make a show about the American Flag because it was thought i might bring a fresh vision to a familiar sight. Here in this room i began my work that would take me back in time and place to that late today when i arrived in new york city. To live one life and come into another creates a break. Behind you is the iron curtain you have broken through. The long wait in refugee camps, the long lines for processing, the endless paperwork and daily disappointments. And then suddenly it is all over. You have arrived at john f. Kennedy airport. All of you is open to every sensation and every sensation is fresh. My first thought was i had been put down in a brilliant part, it did not occur to me these were the colors of my new flag. They were Just Brilliant and were everywhere. On bu
Was up. Close and i did it. All. Picked up. On the ticket i. Thought i. Was. Heading. 945 on latvias baltic coast for several months the German Army Group north had been encircled by the red army on the couldnt peninsula. The immense human and material losses of the past years had left nonsi germanys once dreaded army in a state of collapse. And which of photographs reveal the sorry state of the trapped units. In contrast nazi propaganda was still clinging to the myth of military strength in newsreel showed the swearing in of home defense units. If you know what are you going to make even you have had even if youre right oh well thats what i mean youre. Going to want to pay for me and if youre fully open i mean im from perth and i dont know. If it can get here if you are. Denise stablished units called folks when it is made up of local home guards adolescence understands ring of regular soldiers is the men are required to swear an oath to the field but even though the military situatio
Felt good to come over here and return the favor. And oscar outrage. The new fight over hollywood diversity after the academy nominates only one actor of color and rejects upandcoming female directors. Its tuesday, january 14th, 2020. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. A critical night for democratic president ial contenders hoping to unseat President Trump in november. Reporter a final debate before the iowa caucus. Sanders will likely have to answer to reports of likely telling Elizabeth Warren a woman cant win in 2020. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi could send the articles of impeachment to the senate as soon as tomorrow. Speaker pelosi signaled she may finally wind down her onewoman blockade. Reporter more than 20 military cadets from saudi arabia will have to leave after investigators uncovered disturbing material. 17 had social media containing antiamerican content. Reporter Major League Baseball just ruled that the Houston Astros illegally stole signs from t
Bait have malls on the line from the burka the artistic director the entire beethoven 2020 year welcome to the program 1st of all beethoven 2020 gets underway officially at the end of this year and of course stretches of the whole of next year the 1st visible project is this walking sort tour so 1st world could you tell us a little bit about that. Of cause thank you we believe in bonn that you cant get very close to be too often here its beethovens birthplace and you can follow the footsteps that the Young Beethoven took in bonn and today we launched. A kind of city walk along the signs that are related to be too often linked to be too often and each of these sides you find information panels that explain this pacific link and this is very important for bond to position itself as the beethoven city. Yeah actually history if i may say so i was being a bit im kind of born he was born there and spent the 1st 22 years of his life there the very formative years of his life but hes always as
Let me introduce myself im a health noack a polish filmmaker my grandfather was an ethnic german from salacious i recently found a small treasure trove in our house and cuddle pizza and it changed my life. Thats my grandfather alloys can store we had a special relationship he was an obstetrician in fact he brought me into the world. There was one thing about his past that really fascinated me he served 4 years in the during world war 2 in school we heard about the atrocities committed by german soldiers and every sunday i eat potato soup was one of them. It all started when i found this orange box 120 old artful photos in 2 rolls of film i thought these must belong to grandpa and i wondered what secrets they might hold. I decided to talk to my mother ana shes always his daughter shes a doctor like everyone in our family. Just did you see all his photos from the war or just the ones with him. Yes not just the ones with him but was the group photos with other soldiers standing next to ca