Private Project

REIGN / HERRSCHAFT

AUSTRIA / GERMANY, 2024
While model making is usually shown from the perspective of the model makers, "REIGN" takes on the perspective of the models themselves. Rarely is the mundanity of this world interfered with by its gigantic creators, and when it is, their motives seem arbitrary.

  • David Graudenz
    Director
  • Joshua Jádi
    Producer
  • Tiana Hsu
    Producer
  • David Graudenz
    Producer
  • Jelïn Nichele
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Filmakademie Wien
  • Filmkunstfest MV
    Schwerin
    Germany
    May 2, 2024
    World Premiere
    Best Short Film - 4.000€
  • Vienna Shorts
    Wien
    Austria
    May 30, 2024
    Austrian Premiere
  • Edimotion
    Köln
    Germany
    October 11, 2024
    NRW Premiere
    THE EDIT SPACE AWARD
  • Doclisboa
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    October 17, 2024
    International Premiere
  • Braunschweig International Film Festival
    Braunschweig
    Germany
    November 13, 2024
    Niedersachsen Premiere
Director Biography - David Graudenz

David Graudenz has been studying screenwriting at the Filmakademie Wien since 2022 and has a previous history of study in music production and philosophy at the FH-Salzburg and Universität Wien.

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Director Statement

Until now, I have often seen the subject of model railroading presented only as a curious hobby, so I wanted to show the subject from a different, more intimate perspective, delving into the model world, as its parallels to our existence and our enthusiasm for it raises many more questions and issues than the view from above reveals.