A Response to ‘History Is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus’ Lili’

I would like to thank Metro for the opportunity to respond to the article written by Jessica Friedmann about my documentary Lili (2018) in issue 203 of the magazine: ‘History Is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus’ Lili’. As a filmmaker, I place great value on having my work carefully considered by critics.

I am grateful to Jessica for taking the time to write about my film. Nonetheless, I feel compelled to respond to some key issues. I am thankful to the author for acknowledging that it was difficult for her to be objective about the work due to her own family background. I feel