Catafalque
Short Film, AT 2009, Farbe, 12 min., eOF
Diagonale 2010
Director, Script: Christoph Rainer
Cast: Vito Baumüller
Sam Baumüller
Milie Baumüller
Thomas Mraz
Camera: Felix Striegel
Editor: Fabian Rüdisser
Location Sound: Hannes Plattmeier
Producers: Diego Breit
Two frightend boys locked in the dark of a cellar. The father is an unseen threatening presence. The reason for this horror and the extent of it can only be guessed at – Catafalque is ambiguous in its subject and its visuals. The audience is literally left in the dark, the dark of the basement; the children’s hiding place and simultaneously their jail. The soundtrack is the only constant witness – absolutely unambiguous and yet unclear.