Country: Austria
DIE MYSTERIOSEN LEBENSLINIEN
One Left
Several patients are waiting in a doctor’s office to hear test results regarding their remaining lifetimes. In most cases, the allotted time is not as long as they had hoped for.
SYNTHIA
PARTY HARD, DIE YOUNG
Finally, graduation! No more high school! In order to celebrate Julia, her classmates and thousands of fellow graduates are on their way to an island resort in Croatia. It’s supposed to be the party of their lives. The harmless fun, however, soon turns dead serious. When a friend is killed in a tragic accident, the… Continue reading PARTY HARD, DIE YOUNG
COLD HELL
Özge is a young Turkish-born taxi driver in Vienna who attends evening classes and is also an ambitious Thai-boxer. She rarely speaks and trains hard. Özge is a woman doing a man’s job, having escaped from her family’s suffocating patriarchal pressure. One night, when returning home she witnesses an extremely brutal murder in the opposite… Continue reading COLD HELL
HIDDEN RESERVES
In the near future, death has become a disease just like any other. The state has found a new way to extract money from its citizens, even when they are on the verge of leaving for the hereafter. We’re talking about “death insurance” and the ambitious Vincent Bauman is trying to sell as many as… Continue reading HIDDEN RESERVES
Dominik Hartl
Dominik Hartl studied directing and script writing at the Vienna Film Academy Vienna. He has realized over a dozen film projects within the past four years as a director, including award-winning works such as the short Iron & Butterfly (2009), the music video Guitarstring Marked Fingerprints (2010) and the Greenpeace commercial Cut The Crap (2008).… Continue reading Dominik Hartl
ATTACK OF THE LEDERHOSEN ZOMBIES
Steve, a young professional snowboarder, ruins a high-paying photo shoot by playing a silly prank. He, his girlfriend Branka and fellow snowboarder Joschi are left behind on the mountain. They seek shelter in an après-ski tavern that is hosting an all-night party. Things go from bad to worse when a scientific experiment unleashes an epidemic… Continue reading ATTACK OF THE LEDERHOSEN ZOMBIES
David Rühm
David Rühm had already made a name for himself as a publicity director before he turned to fiction, presenting short features (Die mysteriösen Lebenslinien, 1991) and long features (The Escape, 1992) at festivals such as Cannes. After 17 years he put himself back in the director’s chair and we can only say that the result… Continue reading David Rühm