Small Monuments
Anna Faroqhi und Haim Peretz
Five teenagers explore the stories behind the Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) in their town of Bad Saarow in Brandenburg during confirmation classes. With these stones, the town commemorates some of the more than 280 Jews who were disenfranchised, expelled, and murdered during the Nazi era. The young people visit and clean the stones, read the fates of those remembered, and talk to committed citizens who take care of the small monuments.
The film explores a dialogue between generations and a lively approach to history.
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The work was created as part of the youth program of the FILM OHNE GRENZEN Festival Bad Saarow 2025.
Presentations:
FILM OHNE GRENZEN Bad Saarow, September 12, 2025, as part of opening program
Scharwenka Forum Bad Saarow, November 9, 2025, as part of an event commemorating the pogrom night of November 9, 1938
Burg Storkow, as part of Diversity & Tolerance Week Storkow, November 14, 2025
Contributors Clara Schmock, Marie Schmock, Helene Seik, Theo Thomsen, Alma Hock, Pfarrerin Anemone Bekemeier, Vera Jaspers, Professor Wolf D. Hartmann, Cara Böger Directors Anna Faroqhi, Haim Peretz Camera Haim Peretz, Sita Faroqhi Photography Clara Schmock, Marie Schmock, Helene Seik, Theo Thomsen, Alma Hock Editing Anna Faroqhi Production Faroqhi Peretz Filmproduktion, Berlin Year of Production 2025 Format Data file, 1:1,66 Duration 18min
