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USA/Austria | approx. 6 mins. | 2013
A film by Christoph Rainer
Synopsis:
Rob, a worn out robot with a corrupt memory, drowns his sorrows of his 'screwed' existence in alcohol and asks himself the essential question: what did he do wrong? He needs to remember...
Awards:
TIFF 20,000$ Emerging Filmmaker Award (Toronto International Film Festival)
Best Experimental Film (Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival)
Best Short Film (St. Petersburg Student Film Festival)
Best Design Award (Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival)
Hammer to Nail Runner-Up (Short Film Competition)
Lenzing Award in Bronze (Festival of Nations)
California Film Award in Silver (USA)
Audience Award (Brainwashed Film Showcase)
Nominated for an Austrian Film Academy Award
Festivals:
38th Toronto International Film Festival (CAN)
50th Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
30th Hamburg Short Film Festival (GER)
24th Cinequest International Film Festival (USA)
16th Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film (AUT)
16th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (IS)
25th New Orleans International Film Festival (USA)
6th Northern Wave International Film Festival (ICE)
20th L’Étrange International Film Festival (FRA)
6th Silicon Valley SciFi Short Film Festival (USA)
16th Sarasota International Film Festival (USA)
2nd Barranquilla International Film Festival (COL)
14th Independent Days Karlsruhe Filmfest (GER)
16th RiverRun International Film Festival (USA)
3rd Oak Cliff International Film Festival (USA)
42nd Festival of Nations (AUT)
6th Ljubljana International Short Film Festival (SLO)
17th Maine International Film Festival (USA)
13th St. Petersburg Debut & Student Filmfest (RUS)
3rd Feratum Intl. Fantastic Film Festival (MEX)
2nd Kitzbühel International Film Festival (AUT)
9th Harlem International Film Festival (USA)
12th Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Film Festival (ICE)
23rd Florida International Film Festival (USA)
13th Almerica en Corto Festival (SPA)
3rd Mumbai Shorts Film Festival (IND)
5th Capital City Film Festival (USA)
1st Youfilmaker Youth Short Film Festival (ITA)
9th International Short Film Festival of India (IND)
15th Seoul New Media Festival (KOR)
35th Fantafestival Rome (ITA)
7th Leiden Short Film Experience (NET)
4th Art All Night Film Festival – Trenton (USA)
7th Cryptshow Festival (SPA)
11th Filmsalat Kurzfilmfestival (GER)
12th Jameson Cinefest (HUN)
5th Ickle Film Festival (UK)
7th Baghdad International Film Festival (IRA)
8th Filmzeitkaufbeuren (GER)
10th Orland Film Festival (USA)
17th Youki Interntl. Youth Media Festival (AUT)
4th Hollyworms Kurzfilmtag (GER)
22nd International Film Festival Etudia&Anima (PL)
2nd Mov International Student Film Festival (BRA)
17th Bunter Hund Film Festival (GER) March 16
4th Secrets of the Heart Film Festival (NY)
4th Juggernaut Film Festival (USA)
6th Dortmund Tresen Film Festival (GER)
4th Philip K Dick Science Fiction Film Festival (USA)
17th Bunter Hund Short Film Festival Munich (GER)
41st Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival (USA)
27th Istanbul Short Film Festival (TUR)
18th Milano International Film Festival (ITA)
Reviews:
“A total discovery. Visionary, weird and yet simplistic like a good fable. Both timeless and timely!”
– Amy Dotson (IFP New York)
„The world has never seen a more unexpectedly poignant film about moving to New York City and drinking oneself into a depressed stupor before hitting rock bottom and returning home defeated once again. A less creative type would make a self-confessional drama about this subject, cast someone who kinda/sorta looks like them and embarrassingly romanticize this situation. But here, Rainer makes his depressed alcoholic person be a robot, while still delivering a truly emotional experience. Based on this short alone—and very unlike the lead character in his film—the future looks incredibly bright for Christoph Rainer.“
- Michael Tully (Hammer to Nail)
Credits:
Cast - Iris K. Shim, Joe LoGrippo
Written & Directed by Christoph Rainer
Cinematography by Michael McSweeney, Christoph Rainer
Music by David Furrer & A Silver Mt. Zion
Associate Production by Claudia Woelfl
Production by Maximilian Haslberger
