David Graudenz

Trains Passing By

Anne is caring for her mother and endlessly assembling ballpoint pens at home. Her monotonous everyday life is only interrupted by the constant ringing of the telephone. The wrong number again. Old conflicts break out again between mother and daughter, the distance between them seems irreconcilable. Until one day the phone rings again.

Trains Passing By

Anne is caring for her mother and endlessly assembling ballpoint pens at home. Her monotonous everyday life is only interrupted by the constant ringing of the telephone. The wrong number again. Old conflicts break out again between mother and daughter, the distance between them seems irreconcilable. Until one day the phone rings again.

Trains Passing By

Anne is caring for her mother and endlessly assembling ballpoint pens at home. Her monotonous everyday life is only interrupted by the constant ringing of the telephone. The wrong number again. Old conflicts break out again between mother and daughter, the distance between them seems irreconcilable. Until one day the phone rings again.

Reign

A subtly radical, confidently clever debut from Vienna’s Filmakademie student Graudenz, through whose eyes the seemingly mundane world of model railways gracefully assumes an unlikely sort of cosmic, maybe even epic, significance. Micro and macro stimulatingly intertwine as definitions of documentary and fiction dissolve to the accompaniment of apt classical music and inventive cinematography—and then a finale of Vienna vistas reveals the city anew.

Reign

A subtly radical, confidently clever debut from Vienna’s Filmakademie student Graudenz, through whose eyes the seemingly mundane world of model railways gracefully assumes an unlikely sort of cosmic, maybe even epic, significance. Micro and macro stimulatingly intertwine as definitions of documentary and fiction dissolve to the accompaniment of apt classical music and inventive cinematography—and then a finale of Vienna vistas reveals the city anew.

Reign

A subtly radical, confidently clever debut from Vienna’s Filmakademie student Graudenz, through whose eyes the seemingly mundane world of model railways gracefully assumes an unlikely sort of cosmic, maybe even epic, significance. Micro and macro stimulatingly intertwine as definitions of documentary and fiction dissolve to the accompaniment of apt classical music and inventive cinematography—and then a finale of Vienna vistas reveals the city anew.

Between The Lines

A fleeting acquaintance can be exciting, adventurous, funny, but also opaque or even threatening. Shot in a single shot, "Between The Lines" explores the nuances of such a situation. Between the tracks of an underground station, the outlines of two people and their stories slowly emerge.

Sitting & Waiting

She casts a fleeting glance at him, only to quickly look away again. Likewise, he takes a look at her, only to swiftly avert his gaze. The surroundings are gloomy, strange, somewhat uncomfortable, and slightly too cold. In the background, an overly loud bar concert and noisy backgammon players can be heard. She dares to look at him once more. But does he meet her gaze? Probably not.

Sitting & Waiting

She casts a fleeting glance at him, only to quickly look away again. Likewise, he takes a look at her, only to swiftly avert his gaze. The surroundings are gloomy, strange, somewhat uncomfortable, and slightly too cold. In the background, an overly loud bar concert and noisy backgammon players can be heard. She dares to look at him once more. But does he meet her gaze? Probably not.