Event

DER WÄCHTER

Albin Wildner, 33 min, in German with English subtitles, 2019

After losing his lifelong position at an industrial corporation, Raphael is forced by the Austrian Unemployment Office to take an underwhelming job as a night-time security guard. He recently moved back in with his bedridden mother, who is also cared for by the dedicated nurse Vera. Through Vera’s support, Raphael gradually learns to cope with his new life situation, but a tragic incident breaks his world apart once more. A warm-hearted narrative about a part of society whose basis of existence is increasingly threatened.
 

DAS URTEIL IM FALL K.

Özgür Anil, 30 min, in German and Turkish with English subtitles, 2020

After the verdict in a trial, a family tries to find their way back to normality. The morals of the single father and his two children are questioned by the conflicting expectations of society. An unthoughtful decision tears open old wounds and drives a wedge between the siblings.
 

FISCHE

Raphaela Schmid, 17 min, in German with English subtitles, 2020

As part of an unusual farewell ritual, two siblings end up at a Chinese restaurant. Both feel guilty after the recent death of their mother and find it difficult to broach the subject. At another table, a father improves his daughter’s homework, at the next, a date goes wrong, and somewhere in between, the server’s collar bursts. Though the tables are close together, the siblings hardly notice the little dramas taking place.
 

DIE WASCHMASCHINE

Dominik Hartl, 24 min, in German with English subtitles, 2020

“No guarantee. No delivery.” Simon and Lea, a young couple, need to get rid of their broken washing machine. Instead of bringing it to the dump, they decide to sell it online. Hassan replies and actually picks it up. Mission accomplished? Not quite. When Hassan’s apartment is flooded, the story really takes off. An entertaining observational study about prejudice, false pride, and a hodgepodge of guilty conscience.