Sundays around 10:15 p.m. on ORF 2 and on ORF ON – kick-off with the new edition of the “Weites Land” series in Tyrol
Vienna (OTS) – The popular “dokFilm” regional and human portraits will also be continued weekly in the ORF Cultural Summer 2024, on Sundays at around 10:15 p.m. on ORF 2 and on ORF ON: A total of seven documentaries, six of them new productions, focus on cultural city and town Land surveying of a special kind. New editions of the “Weites Land” series are celebrating their premiere, which begins on Sunday, June 30th, exploring Tyrol and a week later, on July 7th, traveling to Burgenland. After a break due to the European Football Championship final (July 14th), there will be the Dacapo of the Carinthia episode on July 21st. From August, two new portraits of Grätzel will be on the “dokFilm” schedule: “The Lobau – Jungle of the Viennese” (August 4th) and “In Grinzing – The Village Under the Sky” (August 11th). Also two new films in the “Austria Originals” series about people next door who create identity for their social biotope, their neighborhood, their neighborhood – or who fall outside the grid of what is commonly referred to as “normal”:
“The Queen and the Guardian” (August 25) and “The Gallerist and the Baroque Painter” (September 1).
Following all “dokFilm” Sunday dates in July and August, ORF 2 will broadcast a total of seven selected films from the cult series “Everyday History” by Elizabeth T. Spira at around 11:05 p.m.: “At the Train Station” (June 30th), “Im Espresso” (July 7th), “Holiday at the campsite” (July 21st), “The Donauinsulaner” (August 4th), “At the Heurigen” (August 11th), “Tätowiert” (August 25th) and “In a small Pastry shop” (September 1st). Since June 17th, ORF III has been showing a total of 19 programs of the format (including those already broadcast on ORF 2) in a double pack on Mondays on the second main evening.
More on the content of “Weites Land – Tirol” (Sunday, June 30th, 10:15 p.m., ORF 2):
After films about Vorarlberg, Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia, the cultural documentary series “Weites Land”, which started in 2022, is entering the next round. This time, director Jennifer Rezny goes to Tyrol on her feature-length land survey. Once again, it is important to check stereotypes for their truthfulness and to refute or confirm clichés. Those who have their say in this issue include: Gregor Glanz, who as “Alpine Elvis” conjures up a touch of Las Vegas, even in the most rustic ambience; Margret and Melanie, who spread their emblem – an eagle – across their clothing line. And the Gundolf family, who see themselves as musical ambassadors for Tyrol – a kind of Alpine Kelly Family.
Tyrol’s mountains: They define people no less than the impressive landscape, they set standards and put things in perspective. Depending on your point of view, the members of the Gundolf family feel that they are superior to everything earthly or that they have been reduced to a humanly modest level. Or protected, like Gregor Glanz, who feels safe in the Innsbruck valley but will always remain a Seefeld patriot in his heart. However, he doesn’t believe in chauvinism at all, but the much-used rivalry between Tyroleans and Viennese is very cliched.
Piety in the “holy land” of Tyrol is not a cliché. It feels like there is at least one crucifix or a Lord’s Corner in every house. Activist Marianne from Axams is a wheelchair user and as such has experienced a lot of rejection, but has drawn strength from her faith. She traditionally imagines the Lord: a loving person, male and quite attractive.
Marco, Konrad and Kurt look scary – at least when they put on their self-made, grimacing masks. A craft with tradition that should remain such: in male hands. But nowadays – you never know… The people of Lienz feel a little neglected purely geographically, because there isn’t even a proper train connection between East Tyrol and Tyrol.
Margret and her daughter Melanie have taken the heraldic animal of their homeland and feminized it: “The Eagle” is the name of their fashion label, which stands for equality. Margret was a pioneer at a young age: as the first woman with a high school diploma and university degree in her home village of 200 souls.
Farmer Christian lives humility before nature. With the mill he extensively renovated, he has fulfilled a lifelong dream. He feels the soil that feeds us all like a living being. Modern fitness studios with treadmills and artificial headwinds are alien to him. As a native of Oberland, he sees himself as the absolute lucky child in the creation lottery.