Gabriele Mathes, born in Wels, studied directing under Axel Corti and Peter Patzak in the Department for Film & Television of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. A director and scriptwriter, she lives and works in Vienna.

A million in debt is normal, says my grandfather

Gabriele Mathes

Austria 2006, 35mm, col & b/w, 22 min

For this short portrayal of her father’s economic decline, Gabriele Mathes used home-movies shot on Super-8, supplemented by a simultaneously child-like, precise and poetic voice-over.


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