Sicily 2015

Based on the magnificent mosaics in the Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily (320. A.D) ‘320 Filosofiana’ tells the story of the decline of the humanities. It deals with forced relocation by pointing out omissions and digging into Max Weber’s ‘the decay of ancient civilization’. The images are juxtaposed by Peter Ablinger’s music – a reference to Theodor Adorno’s and Hans Eisler’s book ‘composing for the films’, which the two immigrants wrote in Hollywood.

Experimental Short Film,  18 min
Latin, German/English
DCP, color, 5.1 surround
world premiere at VIENNALE 2015 (vienna international film festival)

cast: MAMADOU, HASSAN, ABDUL, ISA, BENEDETTO ALESSI
voices: Valentin Föger, Richard Reese-Jones, Lynsey Thurgar
counter tenor: Charles Edward Maxwell
music: Peter Ablinger

camera/editor/director Edgar Honetschläger
sound Ingo Holub, George Mittermayr
co-editor Stefan Fauland
color grading Daniel Hollerweger
production managers Sicily: Fabrizio Riggio, Marta Roversi
an EDOKO INSTITUTE FILM PRODUCTION

if you are interested in the movie please send a request to eh@akis.at