Le Formiche di Mida
Midas' Ants
Von mythologischer Weltzuneigung beseelt, begibt sich der Film auf die Suche nach unverbrauchten Erzählweisen unseres Verhältnisses zur Natur. Dabei behilflich sind sprechende Ameisen, Nymphen, Bauern und ein Esel als Erzähler. Von Phaetons fatalem Flug mit dem Sonnenwagen, der die Welt in Brand setzt, bis zur „Flüchtlingskrise“ und zur kapitalistischen Ausbeutung der Natur bestreiten herrlich absurd inszenierte Vignetten einen betörenden Reigen, in dem die kapitalistische Gier als zerstörerischer Fußabdruck in der Natur erkennbar wird. Derart macht der Film eine Sehnsucht nach anderen Zivilisationsformen und Wertesystemen greifbar. (Patrick Holzapfel)
On a hill overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the ancient city of Tarquinia, a grim castle owner trumpets patriotic slogans from his ragged Fiat Panda, while the local priest shoots anything beyond his understanding. As immigrant choirs and peasant philosophers ponder Hegel, Balthazar, the philosophical donkey, and his hybrid companion – a half-human, half-plant being—sardonically reflect on human folly. MIDAS' ANTS is a surreal journey through history’s turning points, exploring the moments when our relationship with nature began to spiral out of control – inspired by the myth of King Midas and his insatiable greed. (Innsbruck Nature Film Festival)
Director's Biography
Edgar Honetschläger is a visual artist, filmmaker, and environmental activist. Born in Linz, he has been living and working mostly abroad for more than three decades. He has been awarded numerous prizes in Europe an Japan and his works have been shown in renowned international institutions. Using the mediums of drawing, painting, photography, installation, intervention and film, he has engaged in the challenging of supposed cultural realities or that of our notion of individualism since the 1980s. Filmographie Regie (Auswahl)
LE FORMICHE DI MIDA – King Midas’ Ants (2023) - AUN – the beginning and the end of all things (2011; CE25) - Give Nature a Break (2022, short; CE25) - Civilization Sucks (2018, short, CE25) - Il Mare e la Torta (The Sea and the Cake, 2003, doc; CE04) - Chickens Suit – The Clip (2005, short; CE06). In 2025, a Local Artists Special is dedicated to Edgar Honetschläger.
LE FORMICHE DI MIDA – King Midas’ Ants (2023) - AUN – the beginning and the end of all things (2011; CE25) - Give Nature a Break (2022, short; CE25) - Civilization Sucks (2018, short, CE25) - Il Mare e la Torta (The Sea and the Cake, 2003, doc; CE04) - Chickens Suit – The Clip (2005, short; CE06). In 2025, a Local Artists Special is dedicated to Edgar Honetschläger.
Local Artists Special: Edgar Honetschläger 2025
Edgar Honetschläger
Österreich / Italien 2023
color
75 Minuten
Italienisch OmeU
Screenings / Tickets
GIVE NATURE A BREAK • LE FORMICHE DI MIDA / MIDAS’ ANTS, 77 min
Filmgast anwesend: Edgar Honetschläger (Regie)
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Drehbuch Edgar Honetschläger
Kamera Fabrizio Farroni
Schnitt Thomas Woschitz, Edgar Honetschläger
Ton/Sounddesign Azzurra Stirpe
Musik Luca di Volo, Eleonora Tassinari
Mit Anna Teresa Rossini, Lampino, Elena Moschoni, Giancarlo Camurani, Giuseppe de Santis, Alessandro Twombly, Ignazio Cancedda, Roberto Fia, Peppe Gnochetto, Giovanna Mosconi, Renato Mosconi
Produzent*innen Edgar Honetschläger
Produktion
Edoko Institute Film Production
Weltpremiere
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
Tags
Anthropozän / Umwelt