DOK.fest is in the Here&Now: EIN LEBEN IN FARBE
in cooperation with MVHS
How is growing old viewed today? What ideas about the final phase of life shape us, and which role models break through the clichés of aging? Four extraordinary documentaries tell the stories of people who continue to live out their passion for dance, music, creativity, and love in their old age. An Auschwitz survivor finds a way to express her traumatic experiences on stage, an elderly New York interior designer creates rooms that reflect her eccentric life, a Polish bon vivant persistently pursues her passions, and elderly people in Denmark look back on the great loves of their lives and draw special strength from them. Haunting and inspiring portraits about dignity, longing, and the courage to shape one's own life until the very end.
Course number: W249320
Free admission, registration welcome.
EIN LEBEN IN FARBE
Österreich 2025 – Director: Axel Stasny – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 71 min.
Eleanor is a free spirit. She doesn’t like routines; she likes things to be new and exciting. And even though her “bones creak,” she enjoys life to the full. Death gets on her nerves. She acts according to her own whims and adores the young waiter Peter at her favourite diner. A gentle film about an extraordinary heroine that is lots of fun. Ina Borrmann
International premiere
Biography
Axel Stasny studied at the Institute for Theater, Film and Media Studies at the University of Vienna and graduated from the New York Film Academy. He works as a director and cinematographer for documentaries and feature films.
Filmography (selection)
INVISIBLES, AT 2020, 11 min.
LEAVING THE NEST, AT, USA 2017, 51 min.
COMING HOME, USA 2009, 11 min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Deutsche Audiodeskription und deutsche Untertitel für Hörgeschädigte über
No youth rating
English/Original Title: A LIFE IN COLOR. Writer: Axel Stasny. Camera: Axel Stasny. Sound: Alex Winkler. Editing: Cordula Werner. Music: LYLIT. Production: Stasny Film GmbH. Producer: Axel Stasny. International Sales: sixpackfilm.
