Diagonale
Festival of Austrian Film
March 27 - April 1, 2025, Graz
Festival of Austrian Film
March 27 - April 1, 2025, Graz
Film Program | Films A-Z | Directors
| Annenhof Kino 2 | Annenhof Kino 5 | Annenhof Kino 6 | KIZ Royal 1 | KIZ Royal 2 | Rechbauer | Schubertkino 1 | Schubertkino 2 |
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Noch lange keine Lipizzaner 
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Noch lange keine LipizzanerOlga Kosanović Documentary Film, AT 2025, 91 min., 30.3. OmeU, 31.3. OmdU When the filmmaker who has lived in Austria since birth applied for Austrian citizenship, she was informed that over the past fifteen years, she had spent fifty-eight days too long… Details 91 min Olga Kosanović |
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Chevalier 
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ChevalierAthina Rachel Tsangari Feature Film, GR 2015, 104 min., OmeU Six men are vacationing on a luxury yacht in the Aegean. But as time goes by, hedonistic boredom sets in and a special game is devised: Who, apart from money,… Details 104 min Athina Rachel Tsangari
Kurzspielfilm 4
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Kurzspielfilm Programm 484 min Die letzten Menschen Ruletista Alles & Nix Dirty Care Geruch der Tulpen 84 min
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Last of the Wild 
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Last of the WildBernadette Weigel Documentary Film, AT 2024, 91 min., 30.3. OmeU, 1.4. OmdU The field of tension between “nature” and “civilization” is the arena in which a German predator trainer, a Ukrainian game warden, and a Mexican activist develop their life plans and… Details 91 min Bernadette Weigel
The Million Dollar Bet
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The Million Dollar BetThomas Woschitz Feature Film, AT/US 2024, 88 min., OmdU They say anything is possible in Las Vegas. Gamblers Hank and Jack live by the Nevada credo to the full, and not only when it comes to poker. When Hank… Details 88 min Thomas Woschitz |
Der Soldat Monika
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Der Soldat MonikaPaul Poet Documentary Film, AT 2024, 109 min., OmeU An explosive film about the intersectional battlefield of gender identities and political struggles. A portrait of the transwoman Monika Donner, a former soldier, now a book author who campaigns for… Details 109 min Paul Poet
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Alarm 
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AlarmJudith Zdesar Documentary Film, AT 2025, 90 min., OmeU On call 24/7 to respond to alarms wherever there’s more than a proverbial fire. Judith Zdesar accompanies volunteer firefighters in their everyday routines. With a focus on emotional challenges rather… Details 90 min Judith Zdesar
Uhudler Verschwörung – Ein Stinatz Krimi
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Uhudler Verschwörung – Ein Stinatz KrimiDaniel Geronimo Prochaska Feature Film, AT/DE 2024, 90 min., OmeU Special PreviewCriminal Burgenland: the headscarf mafia and ball-scratching conspiracy have proven that here, too, at the country’s easternmost edge, things are no longer right with the world. Otherwise, Thomas Stipsits… Details 90 min Daniel Geronimo Prochaska |
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Girls & Gods 
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Girls & GodsArash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz Documentary Film, AT/CH 2025, 104 min., 28.3. OmeU, 30.3. OmdU Are belief in God and fundamental feminist convictions mutually exclusive? In the documentary, the Ukrainian Femen activist Inna Shevchenko confronts various women: believers, theologists, activists, and religious feminists who defend… Details 104 min Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz
Kein Wunder
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Kein WunderLia Sudermann, Simon Nagy Short Documentary Film, AT 2024, 12 min., OmeU “ The story that one single person is responsible for an entire household; someone had to first think that up. And for that, of course you need pictures. ” Based… Details 12 min Lia Sudermann, Simon Nagy Mütter 
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MütterBirgit Bergmann, Oliver Werani Documentary Film, AT 2025, 85 min., OmeU Mothers talk about their experiences. What is expected of them, what personal and social challenges do they face? Everything is represented: from nuclear families to single parents, homosexual parent constellations… 85 min Birgit Bergmann, Oliver Werani
The Life of Sean DeLear
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The Life of Sean DeLearMarkus Zizenbacher Documentary Film, AT 2024, 82 min., OmdU Sean DeLear (1964–2017) was a transgressive phenomenon who enchanted Los Angeles’ music and art underground in the late 1990s and early 2000s. With the posthumous publication of his teenage diaries,… Details 82 min Markus Zizenbacher
Callas, Darling
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Callas, DarlingJulia Windischbauer Feature Film, AT/AL/DE 2025, 89 min., 30.3. OmeU, 31.3. OmdU She appears out of the blue, at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, after a break in a drive to nowhere in particular. Marie is behind the wheel,… Details 89 min Julia Windischbauer |
Kurzdoku 4
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Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 479 min Vorher Nachher Where My Grandfather Used to Sit Schützenfest Tastender Blick 79 min
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Innovatives Kino 4 
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Innovatives Kino Programm 475 min Weiße Bänder Water Is My Eye You Do Not Leave Traces of Your Presence, Just of Your Acts Lacrimosa Land ohne Worte 75 min
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Bürglkopf 
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BürglkopfLisa Polster Documentary Film, AT/DE 2025, 78 min., 29.3. OmeU, 30.3. OmdU The Return Center Bürglkopf in Tyrol at an altitude of 1,300 meters is meant to provide people with advice during their asylum process. However, the remoteness of the site contributes… Details 78 min Lisa Polster
The Shepherds of Calamity (Thanos and Despina)
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The Shepherds of Calamity (Thanos and Despina)Nikos Papatakis GR/FR 1967, 120 min., OmeU An impoverished woman wants to marry off her son to the daughter of a rich landowner. But he refuses to give his blessing and pursues his own plans. The Shepherds… Details 120 min Nikos Papatakis |
„Deutschland, erwache!“
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„Deutschland, erwache!“Erwin Leiser BRD 1968, 89 min., OmdU (CC) + VI In his pioneering work, Erwin Leiser dissected the Nazi film propaganda used by the regime to indoctrinate the German population with its ideology. This critical compilation offered the first possibility… Details 89 min Erwin Leiser
Generationen von Bildern
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Generationen von BildernJohannes Gierlinger Documentary Film, AT 2025, 103 min., OmeU Material from film archives and contemporary footage (on 16mm) are interwoven to a dense essay on the history of Albania, from the times of the communist Hoxha dictatorship to the… Details 103 min Johannes Gierlinger
Austroschwarz
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AustroschwarzMwita Mataro, Helmut Karner Documentary Film, AT 2025, 98 min., OmeU Black Austrians are not only confronted with exotic attributions and prejudices, but also constantly receive unwanted attention. Playing with children, in conversations with psychologists, and with his father’s wise advice… Details 98 min Mwita Mataro, Helmut Karner
Was uns bindet
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Was uns bindetIvette Löcker Documentary Film, AT 2017, 102 min., OmeU Ivette Löcker visits her family in Lungau. The farmhouse there is meant to be passed down to the children. Similar to the old building being plagued with mold, the family… Details 102 min Ivette Löcker |
Henry Fonda for President
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Henry Fonda for PresidentAlexander Horwath Documentary Film, AT/DE 2024, 185 min., OmeU Alexander Horwath’s epic, deeply moving cinematic essay knowledgeably and elegantly links the histories of Henry Fonda and the United States. In doing so, he sketches a “politics” of the actor… Details 185 min Alexander Horwath
Perla
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PerlaAlexandra Makarová Feature Film, AT/SK 2025, 110 min., 29.3. OmeU, 30.3. OmdU Vienna, 1981. After fleeing from Czechoslovakia, Perla has built a new life for herself and her daughter Julia. When Julia’s father claims to be seriously ill, Perla’s past catches up… Details 110 min Alexandra Makarová
Little, Big, and Far
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Little, Big, and FarJem Cohen Feature Film, AT/US 2024, 121 min., Ome/dU In the hope of finding the darkest sky possible, Austrian astronomer Karl travels to a small Greek island after a conference in Athens. As he gazes at the stars, the… Details 121 min Jem Cohen |
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Kurzdoku 5 72 min
Zwischen uns Gott
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Zwischen uns GottRebecca Hirneise Documentary Film, AT 2024, 91 min., OmeU After years of keeping her distance, the non-religious filmmaker seeks an encounter with her devout Christian family to do something that has never been done before: talk about religion. From… Details 91 min Rebecca Hirneise
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Kurzdoku 2 
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Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 286 min Airs Epilogue (Row of Dominoes) The Great Thaw Ruins Talking Back 86 min
Innovatives Kino 5
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Innovatives Kino Programm 570 min Stampfer Dreams Intensiv Jelena Am Telefon Milena Fina Nursing an Idea and a Baby Are the Same Not Two Different Acts on Simultaneously the Same Body Meine Mama mag meine Kunst nicht 70 min |
