Kategorie: Special
Meet my Sister – Film
In 2015 the sister cities Tübingen, Germany and Ann Arbor, MI, USA celabrated 50 years of partnership.
Although it is a long distance between the two cities, the partnership florishes. Carolyn Melchers, who came to Tübingen from Ann Arbor and stayed in Germany after falling in love with her husband and the city presents a series of interviews conducted in Tübingen and Ann Arbor with people who have been involved in the partnership.
Presented by Carolyn Melchers A production of NeckarFILM, Tübingen in association with CTN, Ann Arbor.
Produced and edited by Constantin Pläcking, Tübingen
Meet My Sister
Ausstellung zum Jubiläum
50 Jahre Städtepartnerschaft Tübingen – Ann Arbor
Juni 2015 in Tübingen
Tübingen in Germany and Ann Arbor in Michigan, USA became Sister Cities, or partner cities, in 1965. The Verein Freunde der Städtepartnerschaft Tübingen – Ann Arbor (Association Friends of the City Partnership Tübingen – Ann Arbor) was founded in Tübingen in 2005, while celebrating the 40th anniversary of the partnership. The goal of the association was to strengthen the partnership through renewed interest and activity and the development of exchanges with specific topics. After ten years and many exchanges, the city of Tübingen, the German-American Institute, and the Association Friends of the City Partnership Tübingen – Ann Arbor joined forces to produce a memorable 50th year anniversary celebration in 2015. There was a citizens trip to Ann Arbor and a citizens trip to Tübingen. There were many events planned for Tübingen guests in Ann Arbor and a whirlwind of events planned for Ann Arbor guests in Tübingen.
The association created a wonderful exhibition shown in the Kulturhalle of Tübingen – MEET MY SISTER – , and the city of Tübingen and the German-American Institute brought about a magnificent 4th of July party on the island in the Neckar. And, of course, guests to both cities were hosted in the homes of their hosts! So many new and renewed friendships! Take a look at the film created for the anniversary year, interviews on both sides of the Atlantic. And take a look at the wall banners, which were part of the exhibition. They capture so much of the history and the involvement of the ‘sister cities’.
MEET MY SISTER is an exhibition, created in 2015 by the Friends of the City Partnership Tübingen – Ann Arbor, celebrating 50 years of city partnering between Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, and Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The exhibition consists of 20 3,6-meter by 1-meter banners with information about every aspect of the German-American exchange from 1965 to 2015.
Konzept: Suzanne Heinisch, Carolyn Melchers, Christoph Melchers, Ulrike Pfeil, Sabine Weißinger
Wandbanner: Ulrike Pfeil/Texte, Sabine Weißinger/Gestaltung
Interviewfilm “Meet My Sister”: Constantin Pläcking/neckarFILM, Tübingen
Interviews in Ann Arbor: Melissa Bondy und Tim Nagae, CTN – Community Television Network, Ann Arbor
Originale der Malerei, Objektkunst, Karikatur, Fotografie: Sepp Buchegger, Ursula Buchegger, Casa Magica, Gerhard Walter Feuchter, Gudrun von Funck, Manfred Grohe, Susanne Höfler, Joanne Leonard, Thomas Nolden, Quilting Bees TübingenDokumentation
„Let’s Get Together!“ Städtepartnerschaft Tübingen – Ann Arbor im Schwabenalter
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„In Michigan fast zu Hause“ – 40 Jahre Städtepartnerschaft Ann Arbor – Tübingen
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