The Best Orchestra in the World

If you want to get into the best orchestra in the world but you’re not entirely human, you have to expect certain obstacles…

Austria
2020, 14 min
Director: Henning Backhaus
Director of photography: Matthias Halibrand
Editor: Jana Libnik
Screenplay: Henning Backhaus, Rafael Haider, Albert Meisl
Music: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henning Backhaus
Cast: Thomas Mraz, Jörn Hentschel, Dominic Oley, Peter Huemer, Helen Hagmüller, Peter Matić
Art Director: Andrea Meschik
Producer: Lukas Rosatti
Production: Filmakademie Wien / Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

PROJECTIONS

12.6. 20:00 Zábřeh | Kino Retro

17.6. 19:00 Semily | Kino Jitřenka

21.6. 19:00 Praha | Kino Pilotů

22.6. 18:00 Praha | Aero

22.6. 20:30 Uherské Hradiště | Kino Hvězda

24.6. 21:00 Praha | Kasárna Karlín

25.6. 19:00 Prostějov | Metro 70

25.6. 20:00 Ostrava | Kino Etáž

25.6. 20:30 Hradec Králové | Bio Central

Henning Backhaus

Henning Backhaus was born in Dresden, Germany. He moved to Vienna to study directing with Austro-French film director Michael Haneke at the Filmakademie Wien. In 2013 Henning shot his film debut Local Heroes on 16mm and 35mm film. From 2013 to 2018 he was an assistant director at the Vienna State Opera. Most recently he worked in the sound department of Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life (2019). The Best Orchestra in the World (2020) is his third short.