Sonnensittich
Film & Music
CC BY 4.0
Sonnensittich brings together experimental, historical, and contemporary short films with live music. The programme explores new ways of connecting image, sound, rhythm, and structure — beyond conventional film scoring.
At its core are experimental forms of interplay between moving image and music, exemplified by Hans Richter's abstract film Rhythmus 21 (1921), which dispenses with narrative entirely and opens up countless possibilities for musical interpretation.
The roughly 60-minute programme was created in cooperation with film curator Thomas Renoldner (BAAF Best Austrian Animation Festival).
Music by Ralph Mothwurf, Flora Geißelbrecht, Daniel Riegler, Ursula Winterauer
Films by Fekry Helal, Claudia Larcher, Celine Pham, Hans Richter, Thomas Renoldner, Anna Vasof
Programme
Ralph Mothwurf — Sonnensittich (Fekry Helal)
Daniel Riegler — Lucid (Celine Pham)
Daniel Riegler — Rhythmus 21 (Hans Richter)
Flora Geißelbrecht — When time moves faster (Anna Vasof)
Flora Geißelbrecht — Second life of burned trees (Anna Vasof)
Gischt a.k.a. Ursula Winterauer — Tree piece (Claudia Larcher)
Matthäus Pircher — Pique Nique (Martin Anibas)
Ralph Mothwurf — Bunt (Thomas Renoldner)
Line-Up
Ralph Mothwurf — electric guitar
Martin Ohrwalder — trumpet
Studio Dan
Viola Falb — saxophone
Michael Tiefenbacher — piano, keys
Raphael Meinhart — percussion
Martina Bischof — viola
Philipp Kienberger — bass
Daniel Riegler — musical direction, host