For some time now, the Viennese poet, cartoonist and call center expert Stefanie Sargnagel, who is world-famous on Facebook, Instagram and among Bachmann Prize juries, has achieved cult status with bestsellers like FITNESS. In Germany she fills large halls with her reading performances. Simultaneously, she has been confronted with shitstorms regarding her polemics against the new right.
A shrewd producer and a director quickly brought on board consider that enough material for a high-profile biopic - SARGNAGEL - “the voice of a generation!” This could very well be the longed-for star vehicle for audience favorite Hilde Dalik, who is already dreaming of the next career boost as the “Austrian Bridget Jones”: “To gain as much weight as Renée Zellweger and then win the Austrian Film Prize...”. So, as a precaution, the first research shoots begin in Sargnagel’s cosmos between call centers, municipal buildings, the Rabenhof Theater and artists’ cafés like the “Weidinger” or the “Schmauswaberl”. Inevitably, at some point the question arises: Shouldn’t Sargnagel - as an “original” in every sense of the word - herself play the leading role “authentically”, “so that this becomes a really great story”, “with free fall”, “very feminist”?
Sargnagel - The Movie
Sabine Hiebler, Gerhard Ertl
Born in 1963. Studied at the University of Art and Design Linz. Active as a screenwriter, director, producer and visual artist.
1990 CROSSOVER (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
CROSSOVER 2 (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1991 LIVINGROOM (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1992 DEFINITELY SANCTUS (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1993 GENERAL MOTORS (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1994 SPOT-CHECK (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1995 PROST (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1996 KOMAKINO (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1998 TRANSCODER (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
2002 NOGO (Co-Regie), Spielfilm
2011 ANFANG ACHTZIG (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2012
2015 CHUCKS (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2015
2021 SARGNAGEL (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2021
Born in 1959. Studied at the University of Art and Design Linz. Active as a screenwriter, director, producer and visual artist.
1990 CROSSOVER (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
CROSSOVER 2 (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1991 LIVINGROOM (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1992 DEFINITELY SANCTUS (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1993 GENERAL MOTORS (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1994 SPOT-CHECK (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1995 PROST (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1996 KOMAKINO (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
1998 TRANSCODER (Co-Regie), Kurzfilm
2002 NOGO (Co-Regie), Spielfilm
2011 ANFANG ACHTZIG (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2012
2015 CHUCKS (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2015
2021 SARGNAGEL (Co-Regie), Spielfilm HOF 2021