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7915 KM
A motor-sports spectacle that kicks up plenty of dust. On the trail of the 2007 Dakar Rallye 7915 KM undertakes a search, along the way encountering the variety to be found in Africa's present in Morocco, Sahrawi…
Abendland
Western standard of living, civilization, and the urge to exclude others from it are the core of Geyrhalter's latest cinematic documentary essay. Entirely shot at night, Geyrhalter takes us on a very personal journey…
Allentsteig
The belief that there are no more white spots on Austria’s map is not quite right: In 1938 the German army established one of Europe’s largest military training grounds in northern Lower Austria. The over 160 square…
The Border Fence
A political satire about populism and its absurd consequences. In spring 2016, Austrian politicians fear an onslaught of war refugees via Italy and announce a new border fence. The residents fear the fence just as much…
The Child in the Box
The story of a mother who has become mentally ill shortly before her child was born. And the story of a child taken in by a foster family, though she does not know for how long. Thirty years later the child, now an…
Danube Hospital
A portrait of one of Europe’s largest hospitals shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution. By depicting a modern healthcare facility, Danube Hospital holds a mirror to our…
Earth
Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, large construction sites in a constant struggle to transform the planet.
Eisenwurzen - A Mountain Musical
Eisenwurzen is located in a longtime steel-factory region between Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria. EISENWURZEN (The Musical) is a 52 minute glance at the myths and toils of this country-like industrial landscape…
Figuring Out Father
The documentary film shows Sophie Templer-Kuh, a Jewish woman born 1916, on a search for her Austrian father, anarchist and psycho-analyst Otto Gross. This takes her to the early years of the modern age, to Vienna of…
Flyers Over Amazonia
Flying as a dream and a passion, a job and a fate. That's the story of pilots Nilton and Fernando, hoboes of the air.
They fly over Amazonia, the largest river region on the planet and its greatest forest, both a…