SOLVENT
Saturday November 23, 2024
3:30 pm
Austria, 2024, 94 minutes
Language
English & German with English subtitles
Director
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Writers
Johannes Grenzfurthner & Benjamin Roberts
Producers
Jasmin Hagendorfer, Julianne Gabert, & Guenther Friesinger
Cast
Jon Gries, Aleksandra Cwen, & Johannes Grenzfurthner
Synopsis
Hunting for hidden Nazi documents, a crew of global experts is flipping a rundown farmhouse inside out. But it’s not just black mold that’s lurking in the decaying walls; the toxic mindset of the past is also creeping out from the cracks. Johannes Grenzfurthner (Saskatoon Fantastic Alumni and Director of MASKING THRESHOLD) delivers a consistently edgy exploration of the Austrian psyche in a stream-of-consciousness style that’s both clever and delightfully absurd. The director takes us into musty, damp basements where the grime of history flows freely into today. The outcome is a film that’s as visionary as it is downright bizarre.
Screens with short film
BANNKORB
Duration: 19 Minutes
Country: Germany
Language: German
Genres: Horror
Director: Vincent Ercolani, Julius Schulze Farwick, Nicholas Dues
Writers:
Producers: Susanna Schmaußer, Katharina Hein
Cast: Mathes Dues
Synopsis
A former SS Colonel living in seclusion learns he cannot hide from his demons forever.