CORTE
Short film 24 min.
Written and Directed by: Magdalena Mitterhofer
Co-writer and Producer: Richard Gabriel Gersch
Actors: Cassie Augusta Jørgensen, Emilio de Marchi ,Thomas Prenn, Katia Fellin, Shade Théret, Tenko Nakajima, Niklas Draeger, Edie Samland
Produced by: Mediaart Production Coop (Traudi Messini)
Co-produced by: Schuldenberg Films (Fabian Altenried, Sophie Ahrens, Kristof Gerega)
Line Producer: Martina Kreuzer
Production Assistance: Marlene Goetz
In collaboration with: Dolomiti Contemporanee
Funded by: IDM Film Commission Südtirol,
Experimentalfilmförderung - MBB Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg,
Amt für Film und Medien - Autonome Provinz Bozen
Paul Spengemann (DoP) · Celine Jünger (Editing) · Shadi Farid (Sound / Set Sound) · Anna Philippa Müller (Costume) · Sophia Mitterhofer (Costume Asst.) · Carlotta Monty Meyer (Production Design) · Marian Mutschlechner (Set Design Asst.) · Hannah Brugger (Hair & Make-up) · Luis Morat (Production) · Felix Rier (1st AC) · Marvin Hesse (Gaffer) · Anne Dietzsch (Graphics) · Arnold Trautwein (Script) · Julien von Schultzendorff (Colour) · Manuel Schneider (Drone) · Lorenz Fischer (Mix) · Cassandra Han (Casting) · Nicola Baratto + Hanayo Nakajima (Subtitles)
Six millennials meet renowned writer Noel Riccardi at an old workers' holiday settlement in the Italian Alps.
Noel, curious about the younger generation, invites them to join him for an evening of food, drinks, and debate.
However, the discussion soon takes a heated turn as political disagreements spark a generational clash. When tensions peak, Noel responds with a cowardly act of violence.
The following morning, another friend of the group arrives and joins Maria, who has developed an affinity for the older intellectual. Together, they pay him a visit.
"Set against a backdrop with a clear historical context and its continuity into the present, the filmmaker precisely and playfully captures a series of contradictory relationships.
Using a versatile and fluid audiovisual language, the film presents a highly contemporary dialogue and conflict.
The abrupt, violent conclusion carries a spontaneous insight, highlighting a powerful and engaging inquiry into generational and power dynamics—a humorous and daring experiment."
(Zhang Wenqian)
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MUBI / IMDB
FESTIVAL
Contemporanea International Film Festival Torino 2025
Menzione speciale / Special Mention
Recontres Internationales Paris/Berlin at Loods6, Amsterdam 2025
HIVE International Short Film Days Berlin 2025
Adriatic Film Festival 2025
Bolzano Film Festival - Local Heroes 2025
Beijing Short Film Festival 2024
BISFF NOVA "Best Film" - Jury Award
BISFF NOVA "Best Film" - Critics Choice Award
Rencontres Internationales Paris Berlin 2024
Nominated for Moving Image Art Prize 2024
Visioni italiane - Cineteca Bologna 2024
MUSEUM / GALLERY
exhibition 'Renaissance' Museion, Bolzano 23.03.- 01.09.2024
exhibition 'Frey seyen und wöllen sein' Mewo Kunsthalle 22.2. - 5.10.2025
exhibition 'Open House' Brücke Museum Berlin 28.- 29.06.2025
screening at 'Rifrazioni' Dolomiti Contemporanee, 25.10.2024
screening at bologna.cc Amsterdam 06.12.2024
screening at Deutsches Studienzentrum Venedig 12.03.2025
screening at Kultur Ensemble Palermo x Studio Moy 25.11.2025
screening at HoiPoi, Tokyo 27.02.2026
screening at 'In Schichten' Delphi, Freiburg 25.04.2026
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