As I am on the road trying to produce my feature film, I use this time during the WGA writers’ and SAG Actors’ strike to record episodes for the podcast series, that will accompany my movie before, during and after it is produced. 
  
 As I can only tape them, wherever I am on the West Coast, the episodes are not always in a chronologically logical order.  But they can stand on their own for now.
  
 This episode of the podcast is with my American friend Lenna Weidman, daughter of artist David Weidman.

Staying at the magical house of artist David Weidman was a trip in itself. In this episode you hear everything about it, but we also dive into the life and art of her dad David Weidman. 
 His work and life was called whimisical and magical. No doubt that you recognize his designs from the 70’s, but it was also featured in the series Mad Men.

This house and the art in it was so impactful, that I decided to film a few bonus featurettes and it even a produced a Blooper. 😊 Enjoy.

David Weidman’s handscreened originals are available for purchase at Weidmansart.com

You can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/1F7uujyLBwE

Also, check out the bonus featurettes on YouTube: 
https://youtu.be/FlqEmmfWQ54?si=ydxc3hxT_9AcLJgF

There, you will also find the video demo for my documentary version that preceded this current feature film version, recently retoucehd and uploaded in a better video quality.  
Check it out: https://youtu.be/n2rtwz2zeCs?si=NCItwXewM0S7VYs2
 
More (filmed podcasts) will follow.  Please subscribe to my channel and like the video's as it supports the making of my film. 
 
Any donation you would like to make on GoFundMe or PayPal will also be a great help to keep this series going, but will also benefit the making ot the feature film The Magician’s Daughter. https://gofund.me/d02a78c2 
 
This episode was made with the generous help of Francoise Vaal, an amazing photography artist, whose work can be found at her website: vaalnature.art

Hello, I'm Gerrie Timmerman and this is a new podcast series about my feature film project: The Magician's Daughter aka Disappearing Act. 

The movie is partly based on my life: The magician's daughter. 
 I am a filmmaker and daughter of the fairly unknown Dutch magician Timanini.

But the film is also, and not in the least, about the life of the Jewish magician Ben Ali Libi, who vanished in the Holocaust and how his life and mine influenced each other in unexpected ways.

The Sufi mystic and poet Rumi said: “What you seek, is seeking you.”

That perfectly says what the movie The Magician’s Daughter is all about. 

As the filmmaker has to overcome the challenges to find the truth behind a Jewish magician’s disappearance in WWII, she does not only find a magician, but also herself. 

Did I give the ending away, is this a spoiler alert? Definitely not, keep tuning in
as I take you into the different tunnels of the magician’s rabbit hole.

And who knows, you might find you in this story as well.

Hello, I'm Gerrie Timmerman and this is a new podcast series about my feature film project: The Magician's Daughter aka Disappearing Act. 

The movie is partly based on my life: The magician's daughter. 
 I am a filmmaker and daughter of the fairly unknown Dutch magician Timanini.

But the film is also, and not in the least, about the life of the Jewish magician Ben Ali Libi, who vanished in the Holocaust and how his life and mine influenced each other in unexpected ways.

The Sufi mystic and poet Rumi said: “What you seek, is seeking you.”

That perfectly says what the movie The Magician’s Daughter is all about. 

As the filmmaker has to overcome the challenges to find the truth behind a Jewish magician’s disappearance in WWII, she does not only find a magician, but also herself. 

Did I give the ending away, is this a spoiler alert? Definitely not, keep tuning in
as I take you into the different tunnels of the magician’s rabbit hole.
And who knows, you might find you in this story as well.

Questions for Gerrie
Do you have a question for Gerrie because of this podcast ?
Mail your question to Gerrie at [email protected].
 
 Would you like to support Gerrie with her project?
Please visit: https://gofund.me/d02a78c2. 

This first episode was made with the generous help of Judy Lane, author of her book "Irish Jew and other Tales of Life in the Judy Lane", which you can buy here at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Other-Tales-Life-Judy/dp/1440493944

What a strange title, you must think. But in the world of magic, nothing is what it seems. And not on this trip either.

Today I will tell you more about that.
Among other things, about how the help for this project came from an unexpected angle and how these solutions can come unexpectedly.

It has taught me not to immediately despair and certainly not to shed tears anymore
 on my favorite American breakfast: Bacon and eggs…

Questions for Gerrie
Do you have a question for Gerrie because of this podcast ? Mail your question to Gerrie at [email protected].
 
 Would you like to support Gerrie with her project?
Please visit: https://gofund.me/d02a78c2.

This  episode was edited with the generous help of Francoise Vaal,
an amazing photgraphy artist, whose work can be found at her website: https://vaalnature.art/galerie/

Would you like to know more about my friend and co-host for this episode Marc Engels, please visit his website at: https://1marcengel.com/

Would you like to support Yelena with taking care of her family and friends in the Ukraine? Please visit: https://gofund.me/30a67c84
 

As I am on the road trying to produce my feature film, I use this time during the WGA writer's strike to record episodes for the podcast series, that will accompany my movie before, during and after it is produced. 
 
 As I can only tape them, wherever I am on the West Coast, the episodes are not always in a chronologically logical order.  But they can stand on their own for now.
 
 This episode of this podcast is with my American friend Kate Anders, poet, painter and author of the book “I’m Dying To Tell You”, which talks about her journey as a medium.

She is my first guest in the Specials-section of my podcast series accompanying my film The Magician’s Daughter.

In this episode, we talk about Jospeh Campbell, and his influence on writing and screenplays, including my own.

But we also discuss the essence of time; what is reality and illusion and we touch upon the possibility of an afterlife; all subjects matters that are woven into my feature film’s storylines.

You can buy Kate's book here at Amazon: https://a.co/d/bEcZFL5
 
 You can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/njubpq9VHII
 
There, you will also find the video demo for my documentary version that preceded this current feature film version.  https://youtu.be/QnqIokzKkRs
 
More (filmed podcasts) will follow.  Please subscribe to my channel and like the video's as it supports the making of my film. 

Your support on GoFundMe will also be a great help to keep this series going. https://gofund.me/d02a78c2 

This episode was made with the generous help of Francoise Vaal, an amazing photgraphy artist, whose work can be found at her website: vaalnature.art

Hallo, ik ben Gerrie Timmerman en dit is een nieuwe podcastserie over mijn speelfilmproject: The Magician's Daughter ook wel bekend als Disappearing Act.
 
De film is deels gebaseerd op mijn leven: De dochter van de goochelaar.
Ik ben filmmaker en dochter van de vrij onbekende Nederlandse goochelaar Timanini.
 
Maar de film gaat ook, en niet in de laatste plaats, over het leven van de joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, die in de Holocaust verdween en hoe zijn leven en het mijne elkaar op onverwachte manieren beïnvloedden.
 
De podcastserie volgt uiteraard de zoektocht naar de joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, die elke keer dat we dichterbij komen lijkt te verdwijnen.
 
En de serie volgt de filmmaker in haar uitdaging om deze film gemaakt te krijgen.
 
Maar we gaan ook in op de onderwerpen die in de film of het maken ervan 
ter sprake komen. 

 Die afleveringen heten Specials en gaan over onderwerpen 
 als goochelen en goochelaars, ‘echte magie’, filmmaken en nog veel meer.

Maar de film gaat ook, en niet in de laatste plaats, over het leven van de joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, die in de Holocaust verdween en hoe zijn leven en het mijne elkaar op onverwachte manieren beïnvloedden. De soefi-mysticus en dichter Rumi zei: "Wat jij zoekt, zoekt jou."

Zeker niet, dus blijf luisteren naar de serie terwijl ik je meeneem in de verschillende tunnels van het goochelkonijnenhol. En wie weet vind jij ook jezelf in dit verhaal.

Vraag voor Gerrie
Heb jij naar aanleiding van deze podcast een vraag voor Gerrie? Mail je vraag naar [email protected] en wie weet komt jouw vraag voorbij in de podcast.

Je kunt Gerrie ook zelf benaderen op [email protected].

Wil jij Gerrie steunen bij haar project?
Ga dan naar https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-making-of-the-magicians-daughter.

Deze aflevering kwam tot stand met de hulp van Harriet Zuidervaart.
Bezoek haar website voor meer informatie: www.pakweg.nl.

Wat een rare titel, denk je vast. Maar in de wereld van de magie, is niets wat het lijkt.
En ook niet op deze reis. Vandaag vertel ik daar wat meer over.

Onder andere over hoe de hulp voor dit project in één uit onverwachte hoek en op onverwachte wijze kan komen.

Het heeft me geleerd niet meteen te wanhopen en zeker geen tranen meer te plengen op mijn favoriete Amerikaanse ontbijt: Bacon and eggs…

Vraag voor Gerrie
Heb jij naar aanleiding van deze podcast een vraag voor Gerrie? Mail je vraag naar [email protected] en wie weet komt jouw vraag voorbij in de podcast.
 
 Je kunt Gerrie ook zelf benaderen op [email protected].
 
 Wil jij Gerrie steunen bij haar project?
Ga dan naar https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-making-of-the-magicians-daughter.

Deze aflevering kwam tot stand met de onbaatzuchtige hulp van Harriet Zuidervaart.
Bezoek haar website voor meer informatie: www.pakweg.nl.

En dan beginnen we nu echt aan de zoektocht naar de Joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, welbekend van het gedicht van Willem Wilmink en de voordracht ervan door Joost Prinsen.

Ik neem jullie mee in de zoektocht door de jaren heen. Steeds als ik Ben Ali Libi leek te vinden, verdween hij weer en moest ik een andere weg inslaan. Zo leidde hij mij langs allerlei wegen, waarin ik hem en mezelf steeds beter leerde kennen.

Het bleek dat Ben Ali Libi niet zomaar een goochelaar was en hij mij, maar wellicht ook u op deze reis, het wonderlijke van het leven laat ontdekken.

Silvia Grohs-Martin

Wilt u meer weten over de oorlogservaringen van Silvia, ga dan naar getuigenis bij de USC Shoah Foundation: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/vha935

Wilt u Silvia's boek kopen? Ga naar Amazon: 
https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Silvia-Grohs-Martin/dp/1566491509?language=nl_BE

Vraag voor Gerrie
Heb jij naar aanleiding van deze podcast een vraag voor Gerrie? Mail je vraag naar [email protected] en wie weet komt jouw vraag voorbij in de podcast.
 
 Je kunt Gerrie ook zelf benaderen op [email protected].
 
 Wil jij Gerrie steunen bij haar project?
Ga dan naar https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-making-of-the-magicians-daughter.

Deze aflevering kwam tot stand met de onbaatzuchtige hulp van Harriet Zuidervaart.
Bezoek haar website voor meer informatie: www.pakweg.nl.