too many heroes
The power of images. Fake or reality? The human brain decides in a fraction of a second which images it "believes", which images are aesthetically "beautiful", appealing and to which area such as "news", "dance" or "art" they are assigned. Aspects of what is documentary, what is journalistic, what is manipulative, what is everyday, what is art and artificially created environments must be questioned. too many heroes locates imagined sequences in a clearly defined space of action, examines impulses and reflexes and presents moving situations in a dynamic experimental dance arrangement in viral images that simulate one of the possible realities.
The dance film production too many heroes by Andrea K. Schlehwein + NETZWERK AKS arose from the need to draw attention to the ongoing injustice in Myanmar, where the junta's constant violation of human rights has become a sad reality since the military seized power on 1 February 2021. too many heroes does not aim to depict a specific reality, but rather reflects escalating conflicts or unrest as can be observed in many places today. The starting point of the project is a reflection on incalculable socio-political situations, the crisis of world views and the impossibility of distinguishing fact from fiction.
director: Andrea K. Schlehwein
choreography: Andrea K. Schlehwein
editing: Lukas Pirkebner, Andrea K. Schlehwein
camera: Five Element Films Selina Nuart, Thomas Obereder, Lukas Pirkebner, Vera Polaschegg, Chris Rieder, Manuel Sackl
production: Eleonore Schäfer, Andrea K. Schlehwein
assistant: Brigitte Büsken
supported by: Von der Bühne zum Film BMKOES
premiere: 12.2021, Millstadt (AUT)
WITH
Alina Jacobs, Maja Mirek, Rosalie Wanka, Roman Zotter, Maria Mavridou, Stanislaus Kernjak, Kai Möller, Leonie Humitsch, Ting An Ying, Martin Schinagl