In the award-winning short films screened at the Cittador International Film Festival in Vienna on December 16 and 17, 2023, breath was central to both plot and motif. This book explores the manifestation of breath in each film, illuminating its cinematic and artistic significance, analyzing its implementation in the individual works, and drawing conclusions. This engaging book offers a concise insight into the fascinating theme of breath in the winning films and reveals many new perspectives.

The following films were analyzed: „ADJECTS + Music for Objects” (Alexandre Dacosta); „Aferimage“ (Robyn MacIntosh, Serin Chun); „Beethoven´s Letters“ (Raouf Zaki); „Breathe“ (Lesley Pinder); „Bubbles“ (Meri Dishnica); „Chlorine“ (Thanos Psichogios); „Das Rotohr“ (Paul Drey); „Double Trouble – My new life with Twins” (Hans Friedrich); „Joan of Arc“ (Tim S Lott); „Marguerite“ (Maximilian Modl); „Plastic Inside Me“ (Desirée Jakobitsch); „Talking to a survivor“ (Milena Olip); „The 7th Night: MaoMao Revisits” (ahLoong); „The Beyond“ (Daniel Maurer); „The Breath of the Depth“ (Poul Bracker); „The Discoverer of the Discoverers” (C. S. Nicholson); „Try To“ (Luca Werner-Tutschku).

More information about the Cittador International Film Festival can be found at: https://cittador-iff.com

• Projector Edition | 2024
• e-book | 29 pages | 978-3757992040