SYNOPSIS

After their 15 minutes of fame are over, former Austria's Next Top Model participants meet in a casting. Joint conversations during breaks about their experiences on the reality TV show provide insights into their motivation and views on an industry that sells beauty as a standardized consumer good. The spirit of Venus, goddess of beauty and poems by female poets of the early 20th century break through the supercooled visual worlds and mechanical processes and point to the different perceptions of aesthetics in past ages and a possible future. The cinematic interpretation of an ordinary casting tape.

FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS

•  Hofer Filmtage (Germany, October 2021)

•  Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK, November 2021)

•  FIDBA - International Documentary Film Festival Buenos Aires (ARG, December 2021)

FACTS

EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY / HYBRID , 2021

DIRECTOR I SCREENPLAY I EDITING : Jannis Lenz

DOP: Andi Widmer

PRODUCER:  Sonja Lenz, Lukas Zweng

ART DIRECTOR: Eva Zar

PERFORMING ARTISTS: Gina Adamu, Michelle Hübner, Sonja Plöchl,

RUNNING TIME: 08:23

SHOOTING FORMAT: 4k Black Magic

SCREENING FORMAT: DCP 2k

ASPECT RATIO: 4:3

SOUND: Dolby Digital 5.1