AND THEY LIVE IN ROW HOUSES
Austria 2025 – Director: Matteo Sanders, Julia Haugeneder – Original language: German – Subtitles: English – Length: 15 min.
We are screening this short film alongside ICH ATME DIE GANZE ZEIT and MEMENTO MURI as part of the DOK.shorts screenings (8. Mai / 9. Mai / 16. Mai)
The standard model of human coexistence is a monoculture: a nuclear family, two generations, under one roof. This promises a sense of security and cozy refuge from a hectic, threatening world. The directing duo interviews “thought artist” Simon Nagy on the topic and embarks on a highly experimental visit to the row houses. J.S.
Biography
Matteo Sanders is a freelance director and is studying screenwriting and directing at the Film Academy in Vienna. Julia Haugeneder studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and has been exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally ever since.
Filmography
TASCHENGELD - AUT 2025,16 min feature film
33’ 66° - AUT 2023, 16 min DOK.fest 2024
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
English/Original Title: And They Live In Row Houses. German title: And They Live In Row Houses. Writer: Simon Nagy. Camera: Konrad Milan. Sound: Julia Haugeneder, Simon Nagy, Matteo Sanders. Editing: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. Production: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. Producer: Julia Haugeneder, Matteo Sanders. International Sales: Gargantua Film Distributions.
