Mary Remembering

A short animated documentary featuring archival recordings of the filmmaker's Volga-German Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Frank Lind, in which she recalls key memories of childhood—her father's windmill, warm rains, wolf sightings, bone trading, and her passion for carpentry, which broke gender norms but was supported by her father.

Director: Evan Bode

Cast: Mary Frank Lind, Kenneth Rock, Bonnie Stegner, Shana Bode, Jean Bethke Elshtain

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