METROCOSMOS
A documentary film series by Timo Novotny
The documentary film series METROKOSMOS portrays five European cities from the perspective of the underground. It accompanies people who are closely connected to the stations and trains, as well as travellers who barely notice what is happening around them. The series offers a cinematic journey through the METROKOSMOS, with exciting themes, impressive camerawork and bold editing.
Naples
The Neapolitan metro, ‘Metropolitana di Napoli’, consists of three lines, but archaeological finds, earthquakes and the city's location are hampering its expansion.
In addition to the connections, Linea 1 offers artistic highlights, and personalities such as art historian Maria Corbi, star architect Doriana Fuksas and TikTok superstar METROMAN show how lively the metro in Naples can be.
Premiere: 13.10.24
Prague
Prague's underground railway moves a million people every day and offers fascinating insights into the city.
While ‘sound hunter’ Charles Rose captures the sounds of the escalators and a special train cleans the tunnels at night, Prague's passengers are caught between history and modernity.
Premiere: 20.10.24
Vienna
The Vienna subway is the scene of unique encounters every day, from secret places in the tunnel system to subway raves in the Volkstheater station.
Musician Onk Lou inspires the passengers with new songs as they share their experiences and show Vienna as a city between cosmopolitan cosmopolitanism and small-town mentality.
Premiere: 27.10.24
Berlin
The Berlin underground, Germany's largest network, tells countless stories every day.
We accompany the artist collective ‘Rocco and his brothers’ on a secret art installation, while the Museumsinsel station becomes a social media hotspot with thousands of light points and experts and artists offer insights into the special culture of the underground.
Premiere: 03.11.24
Paris
The Paris Metro network stretches over 220 km with 16 lines and is essential for over 4 million passengers a day.
The “Grand Paris Express” is intended to relieve the system, designer Ruedi Bauer is designing the signal system and personalities such as rapper Oddateee, Urbex climber Ekton and stuntman Victor Lainé are experiencing and presenting the metro in an unusual way.
Premiere: 10.11.24
‘Underground railways are the blood vessels of a city, this metro cosmos is a fascinating parallel universe: this is where the most diverse people from the most diverse societies meet.’
Timo Novotny
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