Stranger Than Fiction – films between reality, archive, and essay
ICE GRAVE
Frankreich, Schweden, Finnland 2025 – Director: Robin Hunzinger – Original language: French, Swedish – Subtitles: English – Length: 78 min.
11th July 1897: three men set off from Svalbard in a hydrogen balloon in the direction of the North Pole. They never returned. 33 years later, the remains of the expedition, notebooks and film reels were found. A haunting tale of a failed adventure – and a reflection on the fragility of humans and nature. Moni Haas
For this film, a limited contingent of 150 Einzeltickets@home is available.
Biography
Robin Hunzinger studied history and art history in Strasbourg and cinematography in Jussieu. The self-proclaimed ‘home filmmaker’ writes, reads, shoots, scans and realises all stages of film production in his studio in the Vosges.
Filmography (selection)
ULTRAVIOLETTE AND THE BLOOD-SPITTERS GANG, FR 2021, 74 min. (DOK.fest 2022)
INVENTAIRE AVANT DISPARITION, FR 2016, 60 min.
VERS LA FORÊT DE NUAGES, FR 2015, 62 min.
World premiere
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No youth rating
Writer: Robin Hunzinger. Camera: Erik Nicolai Heim. Sound: Marc Namblard. Editing: Benoit Quinon. Music: Bendik Giske. Production: SEPPIA. Producer: Cedric Bonin.
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