Ordinary Creatures

Director: Thomas Marschall
Austria, 2020, feature film, 75 min

Ordinary Creatures 2

Synopsis
„Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel“, Martha and Alex should have taken
Jim Morrison’s advice to heart, but on their car ride through an idyllic landscape they are primarily
occupied with themselves. Only when real life comes crashing into their small self-involved world
in the shape of a little dog and its grim owner, do things get set in motion – more than they could
have asked for. A devious road movie full of hefty surprises.

Link to Movie Trailer

Austrian cinema release: 21.05.2021 / Stadtkino Filmverleih

Festivals 2020:
Hof International Film Festival (world premiere)
VIENNALE (Diagonale Collection – The Unfinished)

Festivals 2021:

Beverly Hills Film Festival

FANT Bilbao
Long Island International Film Expo

GALACTICAT Catalonia

Athens International Film Festival
Cinefantasy Sao Paulo
International Road Movie Festival Pilsen

Cast
MARTHA                                                                Anna Mendelssohn
ALEX                                                                          Joep van der Geest
ETERNAL EVE                                                            Lynne Rey
LADY IN RAGE                                                         Anat Stainberg
GRRRUMPY HUNTER                                               Alois Frank
MEAN MECHANIC                                                     Robert Slivovsky
SPEECHLESS WAITRESS                                         Angela Christlieb
NEEDY DUTCH MOM                                                Sarah Moeremans
YOSI                                                                         Yosi Wanunu
JACKY O                                                                    Jackie O

Crew
DIRECTOR                                                                 Thomas Marschall

SCREENPLAY                                                            Anna Mendelssohn
                                                                                   Thomas Marschall

CINEMATOGRAPHER                                                Martin Putz

SOUND                                                                      Tong Zhang
                                                                                   Florian Rabl

EDITOR                                                                      Stefan Fauland

MAKEUP ARTIST / COSTUME /                                Wiltrud Derschmidt
SET DECORATION

PRODUCER Daniela Praher

SCREENPLAY CONSULTANT Stephan Richter

DRAMATURGICAL ADVISOR Michael Palm

ENGLISH TRANSLATION SCREENPLAY Sophie Gertrude Strohmeier

STORYBOARD TC Hrdina

SCRIPT / CONTINUITY Laura Piringer

LINE PRODUCER / PRODUCTION MANAGER Daniela Praher

LOCATION MANAGER Jona Simon

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Anja Kogelmann

PA / SET RUNNER Danae Carcabassi

LOCATION & CAR SCOUTING Hannes Salat

ADDITIONAL LOCATION SCOUTING Edith Schild

Hella Fidesser

Schorsch Böhme

Marianne Tonn

PROPS Daniel Wagner-Schönfeld

MECHANIC VOLVO Bernhard Vrabic

DRAWBAR VOLVO Andreas Bössner

ANIMAL TRAINER Katja Hawliczek

SET PHOTOGRAPHER Thomas Weilguny

ADDITIONAL ACTING / TAREK Faris Rahoma

ADDITIONAL ACTING / KHADISHA Stefanie Sourial

ASSISTANT CAMERA Jakob Grasböck

ELECTRICIAN Laura Wichmann

SUN, MOON & SPARKS FILMED BY Stefan Vucsina

PRE-PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CAMERA Bernhard Schlick

ASSISTANT EDITOR Luzia Johow

PRE-PRODUCTION EDITOR TEASER Georg Eggenfellner

EDITING FACILITY Christian Leiss Postproduction

POSTPRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Stefan Fauland

DIGITAL COMPOSITING / VFX Michael Brandstetter

ADDITIONAL VFX Stefan Polasek

ADDITIONAL DIGITAL COMPOSITING Patrik Pachler

COLOR GRADING / DCP Bernhard Hochenauer

TITLE DESIGN Mathias Fellner

SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR Tong Zhang

RE-RECORDING MIXER Rudolf Pototschnig

ORIGINAL SCORE BY Jorge Sánchez-Chiong

MUSICIANS                                                                       Martin Siewert
                                                                                           Guitars, Lap Steel, Papoose, Bass

                                                                                           Jorge Sánchez-Chiong
                                                                                           Vibraphonette, Percussion,
                                                                                           Analogue Synthesizer, Sampler

Original music recorded and mixed by Martin Siewert, Vienna

Music

Hirtenruf vom Rigi
(trad. Schweiz; Bearbeitung Urs Klauser & Beat Wolf)
Urs Klauser: Schweizer Sackpfeife
Beat Wolf: Schalmei
CD „Tritonus – Alte Volksmusik in der Schweiz“ (Zytglogge-Verlag, Basel, 1991)
www.tritonus.ch

Überführn
Urheber: Volkslied
Bearbeiter: Anton Hofer
Chor: A cappella Chor Tulln
Choreinstudierung: Gottfried Zawichowski

They Were Wrong
Written and performed by Larkin Grimm
2008

Lightning
Written by Bianca Caruso and Lee Ferris
Performed by Freddy & Francine
Mooselookmeguntic Music BMI / LeeFerrisMusic BMI
2010

Thanks to
Barbara Fränzen, Karl Hufnagl, Brigitte Winkler-Komar, Birgit Maimer,
Katharina Meißnitzer, Sylvia Fassl-Vogler

Juliana Neuhuber, Christian Leiss, Sylvia Eckardt, Daniel Hoesl, Catalina Molina,
Paul-Julien Robert, Atanas Tcholakov, Chris Strachwitz, Kornelia Kilga,
Michael Strohmann, Sharon Nuni, Vincent Lucassen, Dominik Hruza, Hella Fidesser,
Georg Böhme, Michael Harmer, Florian Harmer, Peter Melichar, Ronnie Seunig,
Claire Schönborn, Erna Ströbitzer, Jasmin Linzer, Olaf Möller, Karin Harrasser,
Armen Avanessian, Familie Wieshaider, Katharina Kraus, Barbara Riedl,
Johannes Klos, Blanka Kasparova, Philipp Dalos, Frances Holliss, Maya Holliss,
Adam Heart, Anne Laurent-Delage, Martin Schweighofer, Norman Shetler,
Wiktoria Pelzer, Ines Kaizik-Kratzmüller

Albert Barth, Flott Autovermietung, Abschleppdienst Machalek, Aon Jauch & Hübener,
ÖAMTC, ASFINAG, Traum & Wahnsinn Medienkollektiv, Österreichisches Filmmuseum,
Österreichisches Volksliedwerk, Excalibur City, IKEA, McDonald's, Stift Klosterneuburg,
Toxic Dreams, Rosenberger Restaurant GmbH, Kaiserrast, Löffler Autowäscherei, Tankstelle
Brenner, Windischhütte, Donau Rollfähre Korneuburg-Klosterneuburg, Uferhaus Klosterneuburg,
AFC - Austrian Films, Stadtkino Filmverleih

Filmed at locations in Lower Austria, Vienna and Znojmo/Czech Republic

Special thanks to
Barbara Strachwitz, Elisabeth Menasse, Dorothea Brunialti, Alexander Franz Zehetbauer,
Jutta Schwarz, Anna Scheer, Benni und Leeni Marschall de Mendelssohn, Plexus Solaire

Produced by
PRAHERFILM

Project Development at
ProPro - The Producers‘ Programme for Women
An Initiative of the Austrian Film Institute to Empower Women Film Producers

Supported by
Bundeskanzleramt
Land Niederösterreich
Stadt Wien MA7

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