PROGRAMME 2
– BETWEEN THEN AND NOW
Stone Memory | Kameno sećanje
Wolf Lass | SRB 2026 | 9‘32‘‘
Premiere: AUSTRIAN PREMIERE
Stone Memory revisits a forgotten WWII monument reclaimed by silence and nature. Through the voices of the buried, a lone visitor, and a historian, the documentary explores the monument’s legacy and meaning, revealing a hidden constellation of forgotten monuments across Yugoslavia.
Gül
Lidija-Rukiye Kumpas | TR 2024 | 28‘
Premiere: CARINTHIAN PREMIERE
A summer day amidst languages, meals, and misunderstandings.
Gül, far away from home, works in a Turkish village with a patchwork family. As young Filiz idles, Gül faces an unexpectedly early departure, her thoughts torn between her distant homeland and the life she’s living.
Limen
Stefan Krische | A 2025 | 3‘08‘‘
Premiere: CARINTHIAN PREMIERE
The normalization of violence, the rise in xenophobia, the deliberate ignorance used to preserve at least a sense of “moral” superiority. Bloodlust disguised as compassion. And propaganda that is distributed uncritically through all news channels. While we follow the events on screens and in society, with no prospect of this fatal process developing into something positive, or at least not repeating itself, we are overcome by a feeling of powerlessness.
No One Will Believe Us | Nessuno ci crederà
Otto Lazić-Reuschel | IT, SLO 2025 | 8‘
Premiere: AUSTRIAN PREMIERE
Gorizia, 1930. Through the gaze of the cameraman of the Fascist Afterwork Club (OND), we witness the regime’s marches and official celebrations. By imagining the voice of his thoughts, we delve into his insecurities and his surrender to silent dissent. The images endure, continuing to tell the story of a time that still lingers today.
The Battle of the Brushes | La battaglia delle spazzole
Lorenzo Fabbro | IT, SLO 2025 | 19‘
Premiere: AUSTRIAN PREMIERE
Along the former border dividing Western and Eastern Europe, the nightly routine of two street cleaners turns into a battle of invisible borders and unexpected feelings.
Der Tunnel am Ende des Lichts | Tunnel at the End of Light
Hubert Sauper | A 2026 | 8‘34‘‘
Premiere: FESTIVAL PREMIERE
While the saying “light at the end of the tunnel” promises hope in Europe, light in Africa often means the opposite: there, the darkness of night is a protected space of peace. Seen from space, the light seems to grow along with the destruction of the Earth. Between a tiny bird and an apocalyptically upside-down New York, Hubert Sauper questions our global perspective, inviting us on a cinematic journey that breaks open familiar images and reassembles them.