Sola is the last survivor in Vienna – the city is hers. Without electricity or running water she lives a dreary routine. She strays around through abandoned homes – always in search of food and possible survivors. Yet there is no lack of necessities, but solitude drives her in an increasingly critical state. The only saving grace in their empty world is music. Every day she goes for one hour in a church to play the organ – even though she never had practice before. One day Sola makes a long-awaited discovery and hope lights for her again…
AT, 2013, 20 Min
Credits
CastMelanie Mezzina, Larissa Sabitzer
Written & DirectedAlexandra Makarová
CinematographyGeorg Weiss
EditingLisa Geretschläger
Sound designKaroline T. Heflin
Script SupervisionRobert Buchschwenter
ComposingWerner Weitschacher
ProducersJürgen Karasek, Filip Antoni Malinowski, Sebastian Schmidl, Alexandra Makarová, Georg Weiss, Lisa Geretschläger
CO-PRODUCTION Geretschläger / Makarova / Weiss / Schmidl (AT)
Awards / Festivals
Winner Best Actress Melanie Mezzina La Pedrera Short Film Festival, 2014
Winner Honorable MentionDiagonale Filmfestival Graz, 2014
Winner Special Mention FIC International Film Festival, Buenos Aires
NOMINationFilmplus Award (Filmschnitt & Schnittkunst) für Lisa Geretschläger
Edinburgh Film Festival, 2013 – World Premiere
Créteil Int’l Women’s Film Festival, 2014
Versi di Luce FF, 2014
Vienna Independent Shorts, 2014
Österreichisches Kulturforum Prag
Funding
City of Vienna, Culture