Zoo Lock Down
Proxima Competition 2022 / Zoo Lock Down / Austria 2022
The pandemic brought society to a standstill, but from an animal’s perspective the world didn't change that much. Unless, of course, you live in a zoo. What was life like in the Salzburg zoo when no visitors were allowed? Microstories from the pavilions, enclosures, and terraria, told with Horvath’s typical sense of humor.
Synopsis
The pandemic brought society to a standstill, but from an animal’s perspective the world didn't change that much. Unless, of course, you live in a zoo. Director Andreas Horvath, a mainstay at the Karlovy Vary festival, takes us on a visit to the zoo in Salzburg, where the first lockdown brought with it a strange silence. The life of the zoo’s animal inhabitants goes on even without public visitors – only, instead of excited children, the shrieks come from lemurs and flamingos. And away from the madding crowd, one can moreover come across phenomena that are otherwise hidden away. These microstories from the pavilions, enclosures, and terraria reflect Horvath’s typical sense of humor characterized by surprising edits, a playful sound design, and a score that is at times whimsical, at other times unsettling.
Martin Horyna
About the film
73 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Andreas Horvath
/ Screenplay Andreas Horvath
/ Dir. of Photography Andreas Horvath
/ Music Andreas Horvath
/ Sound Andreas Horvath
/ Editor Andreas Horvath
/ Art Director Andreas Horvath
/ Producer Andreas Horvath
/ Contact Andreas Horvath
About the director
Andreas Horvath (b. 1968, Salzburg, Austria). Selected filmography: Views of a Retired Night Porter (2006, short doc., Best Documentary Film Under 30 Minutes at the 41st KVIFF), Arab Attraction (2010, doc.), Earth’s Golden Playground (2013, doc.), Helmut Berger, Actor (2015, doc.), Lillian (2019).
Contacts
Andreas Horvath
Phone: +43 662 623 162
Fax: +43 662 623 162
E-mail: contact@andreas-horvath.com
Guests
Andreas Horvath
Film Director / Producer
