Journey To The Documentary | Team Reflections

Journey To The Documentary | Team Reflections

Most of the documentary team on the final day of filming in Germany, October, 2022 | Photo by Ryan Thurman Hello friends of Quellen, we’re so thankful for you, your prayers, and your kind messages this month as our documentary film team embarked on a journey...
Journey To The Documentary | Thomas Cogdell

Journey To The Documentary | Thomas Cogdell

Hanna (left), George (middle), and Thomas (right) in Gemünd, Germany | April, 2010 As our team prepares to embark on the mission to create a full-length documentary on Hanna Zack Miley’s life, we wanted to create a series of blog posts and interviews to introduce you...
One Thing Leads to Another

One Thing Leads to Another

Amanda (left) and Hanna (right) together in Phoenix, comparing “A Garland for Ashes” with “Meine Krone in der Asche” A Blog Within A Blog A Zoom call with Verena in Austria leads to an introduction to Mark in Michigan, who invites me to share my story on a...
The Two of Us

The Two of Us

Hanna Miley (left) and Wandaline Joassin (right) Wandaline and I, Explorers of Heritage and Identity. We both live in Phoenix, Arizona, Our height is similar, we are small, Neither of us was born in the USA, we are immigrants. She is drawn to the creative arts and so...
Last Goodbye

Last Goodbye

The 4711 sign today in Köln, Germany Köln, Germany 1939 We parted at Köln Hauptbahnhof. The date was Monday, July 24th 1939 in the evening. I didn’t realize it would be our last goodbye. I remember looking up at the giant 4711 sign high above us. After all these...
Peter And Fidoe

Peter And Fidoe

A short story for grown-ups and children by Hanna Zack Miley Peter Above my head, the  colors  sparkled in the late summer sun, the front door with the tiny glass panes opened and Peter and I met. So many strange new experiences…. there had always been stairs  to...