Rahlgasse 1 (corner of Theobaldgasse)
1060 Vienna
It is August, and Valérie Pelet takes us to well-known Italian vacation destinations close to the Austrian border. These places, which she explores with 16 mm shots and an off-voice, become more and more diverse. Shots of half-empty plates with food scraps are juxtaposed with stories of migrants and closed borders. The Fall of the Iron Curtain in August 1989, pictures of vacationers on crowded beaches, and butterflies flying towards the moon. All these impressions concentrate like the hot air in August, breaking barriers and creating new perspectives.
A protest camp in Lobau, part of the Donau-Auen National Park in Vienna. A group of young people blocks construction equipment in an attempt to stop the development of the Lobau highway and the so-called “city street”. The film follows the occupat...
This film tells the story of four refugees who managed to cross the Mediterranean alive. In 2013, there was a tragic accident on the boat they were on, taking 367 lives. Human right’s activist Adal Negus learned that his brother was on that same b...
Entoni is a 10-year-old “scugnizzo”, or street urchin, living in Naples. He hangs out in the streets with Dylan every day, rides scooters, and sets things on fire. All the while, his grandmother Dora stands on her balcony with a cigarette in her m...
