MovieBrats Films & Animation

Germany 2008, 83 min
by Hanni Welter

“At the very beginning it was almost 100 % German, aber jetz ham wir schon viel Ausländer [english: but meanwhile we have a lot of foreigners here],“ tells Diane Moltz from New Braunfels, TX. The small town was founded 150 years ago by German immigrants, just like many other cities in central Texas. The documentary “Pretzels, Polka and The Pursuit Of Happiness“ takes a German journey through Texas. The film presents modern Americans of German descent. Four pairs of protagonists introduce us to