Looking Back to Move Forward: Remembering War in Germany

When I was 16, I visited the D-Day beaches in the Normandy. Standing next to a family from America that had brought flowers for an ancestor who’d died here, I couldn’t help but feel a little out of place. Like my being there was…

What does film have to do with identity anyway?

Film has always played powerful role in creating a sense of identity. You relate to the person next to you at the cinema, who laughs at the same moment as you. You might strike up a conversation with a stranger on the bus about the latest block…

The Future of Europe

When I think about the future of Europe I don’t think of a hundred years from now. I don’t think of tomorrow. I am thinking of today.

I am Vanessa from Berlin, Germany and part of the Make Film, Make History Project. I am part of one of five film groups. My group…

Making Films & Making Friends

We’ve come to the end of what has been an interesting, insightful and altogether fun project! When I applied for the Make Film Make History project just over a year ago, I had no idea what was in store.

We came. We saw. We conquered.

We came. We saw. We conquered. (There might be a little bit more work to do to fulfil that last one!)

The final weekend of November saw Team Europe Today come together in a very windy London. A trip to talk further about our concept, assign roles…

An Encounter with European Humour

The Make Film, Make History residential took place in Ypres, Belgium in April, and I was proud to take part! One of the things I started thinking about at the residential was identity. Often, when thinking about Europe, we think about the European Union, and the…

Emotion on the First World War Homefront

Hello, Daisy here. I am going to talk a little bit about my experience in researching and developing a script for our film as part of the Make Film, Make History project.

What do experts think about Europe’s future?

Financial crisis, Refugee Crisis, Brexit — Europeans have been facing a lot of challenges and questions. In coping with these situations we have been arguing, protesting, changing governments and changing our views.