Ars moriendi or the art of living —  Short
“She is writing about death, because “I am old enough for it”. Ars moriendi – the art of living is both the portrait of a woman and the portrait of a century now past. ” — Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México


shot on    ARRI Amira, Alexa Classic
lensed with    Anamorphic Hawk V-Lite
asect    2.39:1

Rosemaries universe has shrunk to a couch and a few meters of floor, even as her mind roams—travel, close calls, a dissertation on death at 93. We use anamorphic compositions to hold that contrast: expansive mental horizons inside a tightly bounded physical space.



Festivals

2018, Diagonale – World Premiere
2018, VIS Vienna Shorts
2018, Cinema Next, Young Cinema from Austria
2018, Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México – Special Mention
2018, Ji.hlava IDFF – Czech Premiere
2018, Austrian Short Film Showcase - Opening, mumok
2019, Austrian Short Film Showcase, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Film Academy



Awards

2018, “Best Short Documentary Award” – Diagonale Austrian Filmfestival
2018, “Working World Award AK Salzburg” – cinema next
2018, Special Mention – Festival de Cine Independiente de la Ciudad de México
2019, Qualified for “Best Short Film” – Austrian Film Award



Credits

Director and Writer  Kristina Schranz
Director of Photography and Co-Writer   Caroline Spreitzenbart 
Editor  Gaby Kull-Neujahr (bfs)
Title and Poster Design  Ismaël Sanou
Producer  Marie Freund
Production   Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

A production of Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München.













Official Trailer