Imaginative Series Reinterprets How Anne Frank Might Have Expressed Herself If She Made a Video Diary

Anne Frank video diary, Luna (Anne) with camera, copyright Anne Frank House, fotographer Ray van der Bas

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam presents “Anne Frank’s Video Diary”, a 15 episode web series that reinterprets Frank’s iconic diary and supposes how she might have expressed herself if she had a video camera to capture her thoughts, experiences, and surroundings.

The Anne Frank video diary will air on YouTube in fifteen episodes. Luna Cruz Perez plays Anne Frank, sharing her life in the Secret Annex, her thoughts and her feelings with the camera. All characters, locations, and events in the series are based on Anne Frank’s diary letters.

Anne Frank video diary, Luna (Anne) + Ezra (Peter) at attic, copyright Anne Frank House, photographer Ray van der Bas

Anne Frank video diary, Luna (Anne) + Noel (Otto) at Merwedeplein, copyright Anne Frank House, photographer Ray van der Bas

Anne Frank video diary, Luna (Anne) at attic, copyright Anne Frank House, photographer Ray van der Bas

Anne Frank video diary, Luna (Anne) en Shai (Margot) at attic, copyright Anne Frank House, photographer Ray van der Bas

photos by Ray van der Bas

copyright 2020 Anne Frank Stichting

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