Private Project

A Common Life (Ein gewöhnliches Leben)

Film in Drawings and Title Cards​
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A portrait of Anna Faroqhi's grandfather, Abdul Qudus Faroqhi. The Indian national went to Germany in the 1920s, studied sociology and medicine there. During the 1936 olympics, he married the German-Lithuanian Lili Draugelattes and started a family.
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Only after the war did he leave Germany, went back to India and Indonesia, got caught up in civil wars of emerging independent countries, and returned to post-war Germany in the 1950s.

The film shows a life in the turmoil of the 20th century. It meditates on how the concept of finding identity through national affiliation cannot be fulfilled.

Celeste Art Prize 2007
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Original Title Ein gewöhnliches Leben
Director, Illustrations, Editing Anna Faroqhi
Production Anna Faroqhi Filmproduction, Berlin
Year of Production 2007
Format mini DV 1:1,66
Length 26 min.
First Screening Nov 25th, 2007 Gallery Artneuland Berlin / Tel Aviv

  • Anna Faroqhi
    Director
  • Anna Faroqhi
    Writer
  • Anna Faroqhi
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ein gewöhnliches Leben
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 18, 2007
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Celeste Kunstpreis 2007

    Italy
Director - Anna Faroqhi