Ari and Gyula as children

Proud
&Torn

A Visual Memoir of Hungarian History

This is a story about a sister and brother born in Hungary in the 1930s, and previous generations of their family. Presented in a visual, interactive storytelling format and documented from the archives of personal, national, and world events, Proud & Torn tells the history of Hungarian nationalism, totalitarianism, and the Holocaust, helping us understand the politics and culture of Eastern Europe.

Written, Produced, and Created by
Bettina Fabos

Historical Advising and Editing
Leslie Waters
and Kristina Poznan

Design
Dana Potter

Code
Collin Cahill
Jacob Espenscheid
and Connor Thorson

Animation
Isaac Campbell