Leipzig, GDR, 1986: The Hotel Astoria is a magical place. Business people, prostitutes, the elite of the Socialist Party and ordinary people meet here. But lobster and caviar are scarce, extravagance is also on ration. And the Stasi is always watching. The many truths from the everyday socialist life of a luxury hotel.
- hug films GbR
- Alina Cyranek
- http://www.hug-films.com
- hug films GbR
- Falk Schuster
- Schleiermacherstr. 1
- 06114 Halle (Saale)
- Germany
- http://www.hug-films.com
Alina Cyranek
Makes films that explore themes such as transience and renewal, weaving them into a contemporary context through the use of new media;
is a bord member of the Saxon Film Association;
lives and works in Leipzig.
Filmography
2012 fractured
2013 Familienessen
2014 Szenen eines Abschieds
2014 fading
2016 Ein Haufen Liebe
2016 In Darkness
2018 I love my carL
2020 Hotel Astoria
2024 Die Kurve
2026 Unbemerkt verstorben
Falk Schuster
Born 1980 in Oschatz, former GDR;
2003 to 2009 studied at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle;
in 2008 attended European Animation Masterclass advanced training programme;
since 2009 working as an independent filmmaker for animated films
Filmography
2009 Laufende Geschäfte
2011 Ast mit Last
2013 A racers sketchbook
2015 Die Weite suchen
2018 Bei Nacht erwacht
2018 Die Tochter
