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Lepus Nonsensis - In the year of the rabbit

All hell breaks loose in a local austrian bar hosted by a much too generous barmaid. Here our hero, a poor Krampus called "Napoleon", meets a fierce ballerina dealing him a bad tarot card, until a mysterious asian rabbid comes to the rescue. Finally strange masked men enter..friends or foes? Napoleon will find out in a weird celebration..

  • Christian Gandler
    Director
  • Christian Gandler
    Writer
  • Christian Gandler
    Producer
  • Studio West/Filmit
    Producer
  • Johanna Lilian Sokolowski
    Key Cast
    "Sissi"
  • Johanna Mateja Gruber
    Key Cast
    "Lepus "
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Lepus Nonsensis - Im Jahr des Hasen
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Other
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Filmit Masterschool
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Counterpunch Festival
    Greenville
    United States
    July 8, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • The strange days horror fest

    United States
    June 30, 2023
    Finalist
  • Pillusion
    Pill
    Austria
    September 2, 2023
    Tirol Premiere
  • Film it Abschlussarbeiten
    Salzburg
    Austria
    May 5, 2023
    Austrian Premiere
  • Hercules Independent Film Festival
    Sevilla
    Spain
    November 22, 2023
    Official Selection & Honorable Mention
  • Hastings Rocks International Film Festival
    Hastings
    United Kingdom
    April 14, 2024
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Bizarrya Short Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    April 12, 2024
    Portugal Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Chinatown Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 10, 2024
    official selection
  • Warped Dimension
    San Francisco
    United States
    June 9, 2024
    best experimental - art film
Director Biography - Christian Gandler

Christian Gandler is an austrian film maker. After spending a lot of time as a professional musician, in the last couple of years his interest shifted towards his love for film and all things visual. In his work, he is exploring folklore and ritual in different cultures, combined with rhythm, trash, comedy and the obscure.
After finishing the FilmIt-Masterschool at Studio West/Independent Film in Salzburg in 2023 he is now working on different projects as director, as well as camera operator and editor.

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I like dirt