27 STOREYS – ALTERLAA FOREVER

Alterlaa, Austria’s largest social housing complex, once promised its residents a happy life: “Everyone should live like the rich.” What remains of this promise made in the 1970s is explored in Bianca Gleissinger’s debut documentary. The director, who grew up in the complex, reconnects with her eccentric neighbours at the shooting club, by the rooftop pool, or on their balconies, offering us an intimate glimpse into an entire social ecosystem.

With both irony and emotion, Gleissinger returns to a place from her past that now seems strangely unfamiliar. The result is a humorous and deeply personal portrait of an extraordinary place, as well as an encounter with her own past.

Screening presented in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum.