Documentary Short
29'
Director
Kristina Schranz
ARRI Amira, Alexa Classic
lensed with
Anamorphic Hawk V-Lite
Space played an important role in the life of the protagonist, Rosemarie. After travelling the world and having several near-death experiences, her space had shrunk to just a few square metres. Whether she was eating, sleeping or working on her dissertation on death at the age of 93, she barely left her couch.
The framing and the use of anamorphic lenses were designed to capture this contrast: between the extensive mental space she was exploring and the very limited physical space she now inhabited.
AWARDS
Best Short Documentary Award Diagonale
Working World Award AK Salzburg
Special Mention Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México
Qualified for “Best Short Film” at Austrian Film Award
Working World Award AK Salzburg
Special Mention Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México
Qualified for “Best Short Film” at Austrian Film Award
Photo Credit: Kristina Schranz
Rosemarie Achenbach is 93 years old. Time and again, she has found the strength to liberate herself: During World War II, she was trapped under rubble following an aerial bombardment, but survived. As a pastor’s wife, she was trapped by the expectations of patriarchal post-War society.
After her husband’s death, she took her life into her own two hands. She concluded her degree in philosophy and today she is writing her doctorate. She is writing about death, because “I am old enough for it”. “ars moriendi – the art of living” is both the portrait of a woman and the portrait of a century now past.
Source: Catálogo de Películas “Ars moriendi – or the art of living”, Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México 2018
Festivals
2018, Diagonale – World Premiere
2018, VIS Vienna Shorts
2018, Cinema Next, Young Cinema from Austria
2018, Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México – Special Mention
2018, Ji.hlava IDFF – Czech Premiere
2018, Austrian Short Film Showcase - Opening, mumok
2019, Austrian Short Film Showcase, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Film Academy
Awards
2018, “Best Short Documentary Award” – Diagonale Austrian Filmfestival
2018, “Working World Award AK Salzburg” – cinema next
2018, Special Mention – Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México
2019, Qualified for “Best Short Film” – Austrian Film Award
2018, Diagonale – World Premiere
2018, VIS Vienna Shorts
2018, Cinema Next, Young Cinema from Austria
2018, Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México – Special Mention
2018, Ji.hlava IDFF – Czech Premiere
2018, Austrian Short Film Showcase - Opening, mumok
2019, Austrian Short Film Showcase, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Film Academy
Awards
2018, “Best Short Documentary Award” – Diagonale Austrian Filmfestival
2018, “Working World Award AK Salzburg” – cinema next
2018, Special Mention – Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México
2019, Qualified for “Best Short Film” – Austrian Film Award
Credits
Director and Writer Kristina Schranz
Director of Photography and Co-Writer Caroline Spreitzenbart
Editor Gaby Kull-Neujahr (bfs)
Title and Poster Design Ismaël Sanou
Producer Marie Freund
Production Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
A production of Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München.
Director and Writer Kristina Schranz
Director of Photography and Co-Writer Caroline Spreitzenbart
Editor Gaby Kull-Neujahr (bfs)
Title and Poster Design Ismaël Sanou
Producer Marie Freund
Production Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
A production of Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München.
Official Trailer