In Archive of the Future, an almost contemplative narrative style, images with a magnetic appeal and a direction devoid of excessive virtuosity give us a virtual tour of one of Vienna’s most famous museums, giving us above all the precious opportunity to ‘peek behind the scenes’. At the Diagonale’23.
Heldenplatz, 19. Februar 2000 is an extremely direct and essential documentary, which mainly aims to make the audience think about the new government and what it might cause in Austria (and beyond). As part of the retrospective Österreich real of the Filmarchiv Austria.
Zero Crossing was realised by Johannes Holzhausen in just three days. Nine people were interviewed inside a small room. What will happen to them, their children, their jobs? Will it still be possible to go on living peacefully in an Austria where there seems to be no more respect for human beings themselves and where certain dynamics of the past seem never really forgotten? Within the retrospective Österreich real of the Filmarchiv Austria.
The images speak for themselves when watching It Works II. There is no need for anything else, not even redundant captions. And in fact, Fridolin Schönwiese’s sensitivity in telling us the stories of Gerald, Michael and Valentin must be recognised.