Anne Frank Video Diary
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The Anne Frank Video Diary is a Dutch web series filmed by Every Media and published in 2020 and 2021 on YouTube by the Anne Frank House.[1] It depicts Anne Frank's life in hiding based on the fiction that she had used a video camera instead of her famous diary. The series was nominated for a Dutch TV award in 2021.[2]
Content[edit]
The first season covers Frank's life from her thirteenth birthday through her family's time in hiding in the Secret Annex until her family's arrest. As she is reimagined as having received a nameless camera instead of her diary "Kitty" for her birthday, each episode recounts a specific entry in her diary describing that day's events as if she had filmed them live as a vlogger.[3][4][5]
The second season depicts the events from the family's arrest until Frank's death. As she left her camera behind when arrested, this season switches to a different storytelling device where Frank posthumously narrates her experiences as she paces through a white hall.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Luna Cruz Perez as Anne Frank
- Shai Eschel as Margot Frank
- Ezra Blok as Peter van Pels
- Noël van Santen as Otto Frank
- Katharina Justic as Edith Frank
- Olga Beemster as Auguste van Pels
- Howard van Dodemont as Hermann van Pels
- Jasper van Overbruggen as Fritz Pfeffer
- Anne Rietmeijer as Miep Gies
- Rosalie Wammes as Bep Voskuijl
- Lily Reuver as Hanneli Goslar
- Robine Kusters as Jacqueline van Maarsen
List of episodes[edit]
The first season comprises fifteen episodes published between the trailer's release on March 30, 2020[7] and May 4, 2020. The Anne Frank House announced the second season on July 28, 2021,[8] released the trailer and first episode on August 4,[9] the anniversary of the arrest, followed by the second and third on August 6 and 9, respectively.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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| Season 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Title | Release date | |
| 1 | My best present[10] | March 30, 2020 | |
| 2 | Feeling so lonely[11] | ||
| 3 | My big dream[12] | April 2, 2020 | |
| 4 | Utterly terrified[13] | ||
| 5 | Happiness[14] | April 6, 2020 | |
| 6 | Quarrelling with dad[15] | ||
| 7 | Hatred of the Jews[16] | April 9, 2020 | |
| 8 | I’m suffocating[17] | ||
| 9 | D-Day![18] | April 13, 2020 | |
| 10 | Only criticism[19] | April 16, 2020 | |
| 11 | Longing for freedom[20] | April 20, 2020 | |
| 12 | Let me be myself[21] | April 23, 2020 | |
| 13 | Our heroes[22] | April 27, 2020 | |
| 14 | The two Annes[23] | April 30, 2020 | |
| 15 | Discovered[24] | May 4, 2020 | |
| Season 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Title | Release date | |
| 1 | Transportation[25] | August 4, 2021 | |
| 2 | Hell on earth[26] | August 6, 2021 | |
| 3 | The last journey[27] | August 9, 2021 | |
"Explainer" series and supplementary videos[edit]
| Episode | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From diary to camera[28] | March 30, 2020 |
| 2 | Discrimination[29] | |
| 3 | Anne’s diary[30] | April 2, 2020 |
| 4 | Scapegoat[31] | April 9, 2020 |
| 5 | Making choices[32] | |
| 6 | Freedom[33] | April 20, 2020 |
| 7 | Who are you?[34] | April 30, 2020 |
| 8 | The significance of the story today[35] | May 4, 2020 |
| 9 | What is the Holocaust?[36] | August 9, 2021 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Backstage Tour[37] | May 7, 2020 |
| Interview Luna[38] | May 11, 2020 |
| Interview Ezra[39] | May 18, 2020 |
| Interview Shai[40] | May 25, 2020 |
| Guided tour of the Anne Frank House[41] | June 4, 2020 |
| Q&A with Luna[42] | June 15, 2020 |
| The music from Anne Frank video diary[43] | December 26, 2020 |
Reception[edit]
The Anne Frank Video Diary has received mostly positive reviews, holding a rating of 8.9 at IMDb.
The premise of the series has stirred some controversy. Writing for the Smithsonian magazine, Theresa Machemer describes the controversy as originating from the museum attempting to appeal to a younger generation by "telling history in new ways."[44] She notes the fair share of people critical of the series, with Rich Brownstein of The Jerusalem Post deeming it "jaw-dropping for adults who simply cannot ignore its solicitous premise."[45]
Accolades[edit]
The Anne Frank Video Diary received a Heritage in Motion award in 2022.[46][47]
Weblinks[edit]
- Information about the series at the Anne Frank House
- Information about the second season at the Anne Frank House
- Anne Frank Video Diary playlist on YouTube
- Anne Frank Video Diary After the arrest playlist on YouTube
- Anne Frank Video Diary Explainer playlist on YouTube
- Anne Frank Video Diary on IMDb Search this movie on
References[edit]
- ↑ "Video diary series". Anne Frank House. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2022-02-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vote on YouTube
- ↑ "Anne Frank's video diary". Holland. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Siegal, Nina (2020-04-22). "The (Video) Diary of Anne Frank". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2022-02-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Anne Frank: Famous diary turned into a vlog for museum YouTube channel". BBC. 2020-04-07. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tyo-Dickerson, Kim (2021-09-03). "#DutchKidLit and The Canon of the Netherlands, Part 1 – Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl". Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Trailer on YouTube
- ↑ Announcement Season 2 on YouTube
- ↑ Trailer season 2 on YouTube
- ↑ My best present on YouTube
- ↑ Feeling so lonely on YouTube
- ↑ My big dream on YouTube
- ↑ Utterly terrified on YouTube
- ↑ Happiness on YouTube
- ↑ Quarrelling with dad on YouTube
- ↑ Hatred of the Jews on YouTube
- ↑ I'm suffocating on YouTube
- ↑ D-Day! on YouTube
- ↑ Only criticism on YouTube
- ↑ Longing for freedom on YouTube
- ↑ Let me be myself on YouTube
- ↑ Our heroes on YouTube
- ↑ The two Annes on YouTube
- ↑ Discovered on YouTube
- ↑ Transportation on YouTube
- ↑ Hell on earth on YouTube
- ↑ The last journey on YouTube
- ↑ From diary to camera on YouTube
- ↑ Discrimination on YouTube
- ↑ Anne's diary on YouTube
- ↑ Scapegoat on YouTube
- ↑ Making choices on YouTube
- ↑ Freedom on YouTube
- ↑ Who are you? on YouTube
- ↑ The significance of the story today on YouTube
- ↑ What is the Holocaust? on YouTube
- ↑ Backstage Tour on YouTube
- ↑ Interview Luna on YouTube
- ↑ Interview Ezra on YouTube
- ↑ Interview Shai on YouTube
- ↑ Guided tour of the Anne Frank House on YouTube
- ↑ Q&A with Luna on YouTube
- ↑ The music from Anne Frank video diary on YouTube
- ↑ Machemer, Theresa (2020-04-24). "Why the Anne Frank House Is Reimagining the Young Diarist as a Vlogger". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brownstein, Rich (2022-04-21). "A jaw-dropping Anne Frank Video Diary". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Anne Frank video diary". Heritage in Motion. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brink, Tom (2022-01-31). "Embracing new technology with Heritage in Motion 2021 winners: Anne Frank video diary". Europeana Pro. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-03. Unknown parameter
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