• 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



  • 27 Storeys

    27 Storeys



27 Storeys

by Bianca Gleissinger

27 Storeys

Germany, Austria | 2023 | 90:00 min

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
„So schön, schön war die Zeit." - Bianca Gleissinger's humorous debut documentary 27 STOREYS is about Austria's largest social housing estate, Wohnpark Alterlaa, and its former promise of happiness to its residents. The director returns to the place of her childhood and encounters its quirky as well as endearing residents - in the shooting club, at the pool on the roof or on the balcony - and thus provides deep insight into a social biotope. "Living like the rich for everyone" was the utopian premise of the architect with the sonorous name Harry Glück in 1970. But what remains of that pioneering spirit? This film is a witty, very personal approach to an obscure place and an examination of its own roots.



DIAGONALE Jury statement: "A microcosm. A social housing and a promise of happiness from the 1970s. A cinematographer who does not create an architectural film and does not succumb to the temptation to remain at a distance. Step by step he takes us into the lives of these people who have created their own world in the Alterlaa housing pyramids. Together with his director and protagonist, he explores this social fabric with great empathy. It's the balancing act of capturing the architectural complexity of the labyrinthine building and giving space to the individuality of the residents that succeeds brilliantly here."

Festivals/Awards
2023
44 FF Max Ophüls Preis
Best Image Design Documentary Film – DIAGONALE, Graz
Achtung Berlin FF
38 DOK.fest Munich
32 FILMKUNSTFEST MV
19 Zurich Film Festival
40 Kassel Dokfest
2024
8 SWR DOKU FESTIVAL

Cast and Crew
  • Director Bianca Gleissinger
  • Producer Ralph Wieser, Judy Tossell, Jens Meurer
  • Director of Photography Klemens Koscher
  • Sound Tong Zhang, Ines Vorreiter
Original Languages

German

Production Company
EGOLI TOSSEL FILM
Rungestr. 9, 10179 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 2465650

info@egolitossell.com
http://www.egolitossell.com
Co-Production Company
DFFB Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie GmbH
Germany
www.dffb.de
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