Private Project

LEER

Tim the telephone booth tells about his life:

“LEER" describes not only the condition of TIM in the phone booth, but also his emotional state. Because of the loneliness and the feeling of not being needed, Tim is not only empty, but he also feels empty.

The film should pay its last respects to the phone booth. While it was still extremely useful in the directors childhood when the credit was from his Nokia, it is now more of a street decoration than a useful object.

"Rest in peace you wonderful relic of another time."

  • Marios Glöckner
    Director
  • Alexander Sprenger
    D.O.P
  • Sarah Katharina Mathis
    Producer
  • Nora Rieser
    Costume Designer
  • Reini Moritz
    Key Cast
    "Obdachloser"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Leer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 30, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED-Lenses
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Diagonale Screening
    Graz
    Austria
    March 15, 2022
    Austrian Premiere
Director Biography - Marios Glöckner

Marios is a 27 year old filmmaker from Vienna, who's passion is writing film scripts and directly set all the action needed in order to get them transfered into short movies.

With his job as an editor he's got lot's of experience and the necessary sensitivity to get beautiful moving-images coordinated and played.

Here are some other movies from him: mariosgloeckner.com

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Director Statement

"Empty" not only describes Tim the phone booths condition, but also his emotional state. Loneliness and the feeling of not being needed not only leaves Tim empty, he also feels empty.

The films intended is to show that all of us humans often don't realize how valuable we are to others because we represent a certain image of ourselves and cannot let go of it. While Tim only wants to be used for phone calls, he doesn't even realize that he's more than just a phone booth for other people.

I wan to pay tribute to the telephone booth. While it was extremely useful in my childhood when my Nokia died, today it is more of a street decoration than a useful object.

Rest in Peace you wonderful relic of another time.
Marios