A film about the American Flag, because it was thought that 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 the late fall day when i arrived in new york city. To leave one life, and come into another, creates a moment of abrupt break. Behind you is the iron curtain you have broken through. The long waits in the refugee camps, the long lines for processing, and endless paperwork. The daily disappointments. The fear is that they wont be let into their new country. 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 that i had been put down in a brilliant part of , mostly red, white, and blue. It didnt occur to me that these are the colors of my new flag. They were just brilliant, and were everywhere. On vehicles, on buildings, against the sky itself. On the clothes the people wore. On that i
Make a film about the American Flag, because it was thought that i might bring fresh vision to a familiar sight. Here, in this room, i began my work, it would take me back in time and place to that late fall day when i arrived in new york city. To leave one life and come into another creates a moment of abrupt break. Behind you is the iron curtain, youve broken through it. The long waits in the refugee camps, the long lines for processing, the endless paperwork, the daily disappointments, the fears you wont let into your new country. Then, suddenly, its all over, you have arrived at john f. Kennedy airport. All of you is open to every sensation and every sensation my first thought was that i had been put down in a brilliant part of colors, mostly of red and white and blue. It did not occur to me that these were the colors of my new flag. They were just brilliant, they were everywhere. On vehicles, on buildings, against the sky itself, in the close the people war. On that initial day, i
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 fall day when i arrived in new york city. To live one life and come into another creates a moment of abrupt 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. The fears you will not be led into a new country. 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 of colors, it did not occur to me these were the colors of my new flag. They were Just Brilliant and were everywhere. Hi on vehicles, buildings againt the sky itself and the clothes that people wore. On that initial day, i did what americans think a very strange thing. I decided to walk to times squa
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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