"FLIEGER"
Directed by Herbert Brödl
Documentary, 2008, 90 min
Portuguese with English subtitles

Flying as a dream and a passion, a job and a fate. That's the story of pilots Nilton and Fernando, hoboes of the air. They fly over Amazonia, the largest river region on the planet and its greatest forest, both a miracle of creation and a target of deforestation. Amazonia is portrayed in brilliant bird's-eye-view images, through authentic characters and their stories, actors, the pilots' voices, their thoughts concerning flying, fact and invention. A film that maintains a balance between realism and poetry, everyday life and dreams, combining them to pull the viewer into this world.

VENUE
Austrian Cultural Forum NY, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Free. No reservations necessary.