This film was shot in five days just before my grandmother´s 93rd birthday in August 2004. The camera accompanies the preparations that are made in order to celebrate this special day. The action shown displays the company and everyday life in my family. I paid specific attention to the small things like a special gesture and a facial expression, rather than spotlighting on the big problems or any tensions between the family members.
I had had in mind realizing this film for quite some time. But the smaller projects tend to be shifted to the near future while it seems there is always something "more important" to do – especially when one thinks that the current surrounding family remains a reliable constant in one’s life. I’ve learned that you have to be very careful, thinking that there is plenty of time to bring your ideas to life. Sometimes it turns out there is only one chance to do so. My grandmother Helene Hering died in 2005, just a few days before her 94th Birthday.
This film is dedicated to her.

Jan Hering