synopsis
By a spray-painted window at the end of a seemingly endless, devastated hallway, begins a captivating, contemplative, minimalist metaphor for the lost time of glory of the Prora seaside resort – the longest and most bizarre compound of recreational buildings in the world. “Kraft durch Freude” – an affordable holiday for 20,000 German workers, filled with Nazi propaganda.
Enclosed by the hallway, you walk backwards through time, accompanied by your voice, a recapitulating narration, words dusting off a personal history. The endless emptiness of the space is intertwined with the silence in the spaces between words. Flaking plaster, broken windows. Is that the sound of waves outside?…
more about film
| director: | Matthias Zuder |
| cast: | Andrea Eckert |
| producer: | Marie-Therese Thill, Matthias Zuder, Thomas Förster |
| photography: | Thomas Förster |
| editing: | Thomas Förster, Jan Zischka, Matthias Zuder |
| music: | Mario Dancso |
| sound: | Lucas Ehold |
contact
Marie-Therese Thill
m.thill@hamburgmediaschool.com
+43 650 713 25 70
Film at festival
| premiere type: | East European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2013 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | German |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Matthias Zuder |
| original title: | Aus dem Auge |
| country: | Germany, Austria |
| year: | 2013 |
| running time: | 10 min. |
