The Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind

Directed by Su Friedrich • 1984 • United States

Su Friedrich creates a dialogue between past and present, pairing her mother’s recollections of growing up in Germany during the rise and fall of Nazism with images of contemporary Germany and the artist’s current life in Chicago. The result is an essay film that reflects on Friedrich’s complicated relationship to her mother’s experience and her own radical political life.

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The Ties That Bind
  • The Ties That Bind
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    The Ties That Bind

    The Ties That Bind

    Directed by Su Friedrich • 1984 • United States

    Su Friedrich creates a dialogue between past and present, pairing her mother’s recollections of growing up in Germany during the rise and fall of Nazism with images of contemporary Germany and the artist’s current life in Chicago. The result is an ...

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