A trip back in time to gain insight into what the past still has in store for us
Two productions already aired on ORF and are an established part in the sales catalogue of ORF-Enterprise: “Victims of the Vikings”, written and directed by Stephan Ludwig and Gernot Lercher, and “The Salt Saga - White Gold of the Alps”, a co-production by ORF, BR, ARTE and Degn Film, in association with ORF-Enterprise and funded by Austrian Television Fund, Kulturfonds des Landes OÖ and VAM. The director of the latter, Katharina Heigl, pointed out the importance of women in connection to trade and that the topic of this film is not only an Alpine but a European one.
The production “Venus of Willendorf – The Naked Truth” sheds light on one of the most important archeological findings in Austria that was even too naked for Facebook and was consequently censored. The Venus of Willendorf, or as award-winning director Klaus T. Steindl calls it, “the Mona Lisa of the Stone Age”, is a well-known figurine that depicts a woman in a very realistic way. The Facebook censorship was Steindl’s inspiration to make this film and he thus chose a feminist approach and based his vision on facts and new findings.
Steindl also wrote and directed the next highlight – “The Rothschild Legacy”, a co-production by ORF, ZDF/Arte and Metafilm, funded by Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund, Cine Art an VAM. As the title suggests, the focus lies on one of the wealthiest families of the world - the Rothschild’s. In times of conspiracy theories and hate speeches, it is still a current topic that is surrounded by a big myth, misunderstanding and prejudice. Steindl’s approach is to examine the truth in history and also who is telling the truth. The compelling docudrama takes a closer look at the history of the Rothschild Family through the eyes of Miriam Rothschild, a renowned scientist of the 20th century.
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