Austria & Indonesia
In-person
Please NOTE: Once you RVSP, you will receive information or a reminder email about attending the in-person event. You may or may not receive this right away, but please look out for it! Each event may be different.
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A discussion will follow each program to compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants:

Béla Baptiste, director of Angst
Johannes Aigner, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum
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Including a reception at the end of the program!
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All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
Embassy of Austria
3524 International Ct NW, Washington, DC 20008
Angst
Austria, 2021, 10 min.
Director: Béla Baptiste
In a distant future fear has been completely eradicated in order to find relief and peace beyond the hectic pace of life. That's where Bobby comes in: selling pills to those who wish to get back in touch with their primal instincts.
Fish Like Us
Austria, 2020, 17 min.
Director: Raphaela Schmid
An unusual farewell ritual in a Chinese restaurant frames the meeting of two siblings who feel guilty after the death of their mother and find it difficult to broach the subject.
Mindset
Austria, 2021, 6 min.
Director: Veronika Schubert
As in a modified computer game from bygone times, we glide through an animated labyrinth in a point-of-view perspective that serves as a commentary on how social media and algorithms affect our lives.
Nebeng (Along the Road)
Indonesia, 21 min.
Director: M. Faisal Hibatulah
Karyo, a truck driver, received an order to bring a corpse back to its home. To kill time along the road, Karyo starts telling stories to the corpse about his complicated life.
Sang Maestro (The Maestro)
Indonesia, 17 min.
Director: Widhya Nugraha
A story of Nyoman Cerita, a maestro of Balinese Arts, whose legacy extends not only in his hometown, Bali, but also across the world, including the United States.
