The video 8 Men was made in the summer of 2009. It fits into the series in which I am working on themes from my immediate environment – Central Europe. I am interested in what conclusions can be drawn for today from the events of the 20th century, how history affects the destiny of individuals and their families. This video shows the peculiar story of a branch of my family. We tried to reconstruct the last 25 tragic years of this family from the viewpoint of our protagonists, Tímea, Gizella and Flóra. The location of the video is a village in the southern part of Slovakia, Ekecs, where my father stems from. The story of this part of my family gained my attention through the annual meetings with Tímea and her family on All Saint’s Day (1th November) at the local cemetery, where the graves of my grandparents and greatgrandparents are. According to the local customs, on this day people visit the cemetery and decorate the graves of their passed-away relatives in their memory. Almost every year, I found there was a new grave for Timea to care about and a new and staggering story she told me. Over the years, I have gradually come to the conclusion to elaborate in some form on this story that has become a part of my life. I find it interesting in many ways how one can tackle the hardships she meets, live in the shadow of tragic events, and where one can draw strength from to be able to survive everyday life with dignity in spite of the circumstances. (Ilona Németh)