Tristes Déserts - A Robot´s Tale

TRISTES DÉSERTS – A Robot´s Tale is the filmic-musical result from the baroque- and sci-fi-inspired collaboration between artist Stephanie Winter, tenor August Schram and electronic duo Austrian Apparel. Originating in the idea of an audiovisual realization of M.A. Charpentier´s lyrical song "Tristes Déserts" and motivated by the constant interaction of image and sound, a baroque-intergalactic musical short film was developed, in which the boundaries between human and machine, between baroque music and electronic sounds become blurred. In a time dominated by artificial intelligence, the extravagant musical short film tells the story of a lonely baroque robot in a battle between good and evil, recalling the magic of the early cinema. 

Orig. Title
Tristes Déserts - A Robot´s Tale
Year
2015
Country
Austria
Duration
8 min
Director
Stephanie Winter
Category
Experimental
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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Credits
Director
Stephanie Winter
Script
Stephanie Winter
Cinematography
Martin Bauer
Music
Austrian Apparel, Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Editing
Christin Gottscheber
Line Producer
Eugen Klim
Production
Moshel Film
Actor/Actress
Rainhold Kammerer, August Schram
Voice
August Schram
Co-Producer
August Schram, Hybrid Salon
Available Formats
DCP 2K flat (Distribution Copy)
Frame Rate
25 fps
Color Format
colour
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)
Festivals (Selection)
2015
Graz - Diagonale, Festival des Österreichischen Films
2016
Busan - Intern Short Film Festival
2024
California - Wasteland Film Festival (Honorary Mention (BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/DYSTOPIAN FILM))