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The Forgetting Game

During the height of political tensions in 1960s Berlin, a little girl was peacefully transferred from East to West Berlin by her family’s effort and love. Afterwards, her transportation was nearly erased from popular historical record, questioning what we choose to forget and what we remember.

YEAR

2011

RUN TIME

70m

Super 8mm, HD

DIRECTOR

Russell Sheaffer

  • Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, October 2011

  • Marbella International Film Festival, Marbella, Spain, October 2011

  • New Filmmakers, The Anthology Film Archives, New York, November, 2011

  • The University of Georgia, Athens, February 2012

  • University of California, Irvine, February 2012

  • San Jose State University, March 2012

  • The University of Iowa, Iowa City, March 2012

  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, April 2012

  • New York University, October 2012

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