27 Storeys
Schedule
Sat Apr 18 2026 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Dave Barber Cinematheque | Winnipeg, MB
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27 StoriesDirector: Bianca Gleissinger
2023, Austria, 82 minutes
Austrian with English subtitles
The largest social housing park in Austria, called Alterlaa, and its former promise of happiness to its residents is the subject of the humorous debut documentary 27 Storeys by Bianca Gleissinger. ’Living like the rich for everyone‘was the utopian premise in 1970 of the architect with the sonorous name Harry Glück. But what is left of that pioneering spirit? The director, who herself grew up there, meets its eccentric residents—in the shooting club, at the pool on the roof or on the balcony—and provides deep insights into a social biotope. Gleissinger herself appears in the film, ironically and at the same time hauntingly enters into a place in her past that seemed to have become a stranger to her.
This film is a witty, very personal approach to an obscure place and at the same time a confrontation with one's own roots.
Sponsor: Number Ten Architectural Group
Trailer:
Screened as part of the Architecture+Desm Festival (adff.ca)
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Where is it happening?
Dave Barber Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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