Mein letzter Achttausender
Storyline
Otto Huber from Traunstein in Bavaria is one of the last adventurers. He has undertaken expeditions to previously unknown areas, summited 8,000-meter peaks, climbed climbing routes for the first time, and was the first person to explore the world's deepest canyon in the Himalayas with a kayak. He has traveled the world, experienced a lot and often barely survived. His past is one big adventure. His present could not be more different. For the past three years, he has been caring for his wife Ria. Alone. 24 hours a day. Ria has dementia, and for Otto, this last journey together is his greatest challenge. It is, he says, his last eight-thousander.
About the film/director
Manuela Federl has been working as a journalist and filmmaker for almost 20 years. Since then, she has produced over 1,000 news reports and dozens of documentaries for various TV stations and for the cinema. She received the Short Plus Award at the Fünf Seen Festival in 2016 for her film “Hundert Stunden Lesbos” about the refugee crisis. Her documentary “THE GAME. Spiel zwischen Leben und Tod” won several awards and has been translated into four languages.
FILMOGRAPHY (Excerpt):
• 2023 Mein letzter Achttausender, documentary 35 Min
• 2022 Leben im Krieg, documentary 60 Min
• 2021 THE GAME. Spiel zwischen Leben und Tod, documentary 90 Min
• 2021 Winter im Ausseerland, documentary 47 Min
• 2020 Das Tal der Freigeister - Entlang der Piesting, documentary 47 Min
• 2019 Zeitzeugen. Drei Kitzbüheler Originale, documentary 47 Min
• 2019 Weihnachten in Mariazell mit Conny Bürger und Richard Deutinger, documentary 90 Min
• 2017 Grenzenlos die Welt entdecken: Kärnten, documentary 45 Min
• 2016 Hundert Stunden Lesbos, documentary 38 Min – Winner Short Plus Award Five-Lakes-Festival
• 2016 Auf Hannibals Spuren, documentary 47 Min
Credits
Director:
- Manuela Federl
- Camera:
- Jens Börner
- Editor:
- Jens Börner
- Producer:
- Doppelkopf Studio
- Contact:
- Manuela Federl
- E-Mail:
- m.federl@hotmail.com
Germany
- German / subtitles English
- 2023
- 35 min