Private Project

Small Monuments

Five teenagers explore the stories behind the Stolpersteine (memorial 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.
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The film explores a dialogue between generations and a lively approach to history.

  • Anna Faroqhi
    Director
  • Haim Peretz
    Director
  • Faroqhi Peretz Film Production
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 11, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Anna Faroqhi, Haim Peretz

Anna Faroqhi & Haim Peretz are artists and authors of experimental and documentary films. They have been working together since 2003, both as a team and in individual projects.
Faroqhi is also an author of graphic novels.

As a team, they create films, design exhibitions, and are interested in participatory forms of creation.
Frequent recurring themes are life in big cities, migration, and lifelong learning.

Faroqhi and Peretz teach video at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.

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