Director as author

Goiginger publishes book about great-grandfather

Adrian Goiginger(Bild: Tröster Andreas)

Filmmaker Adrian Goiginger delves deeper into the life story of his great-grandfather Franz in his new book. This already served the director and neo-author as inspiration for the film "The Fox".

"People kept asking me why I didn't write down my great-grandfather's life story as a testimony," says director Adrian Goiginger. In the film "The Fox", he has already created a cinematic memorial to Franz Streitberger. In the book entitled "Franz", Goiginger now takes a closer look at the life of his great-grandfather.

Great-grandfather Franz Streitberger(Bild: Adrian Goiginger / Verlag Anton Pustet)

"We collected around 200 photos from my great-grandfather's private archive and some of them are reproduced in the book. As he always had his camera with him at the front, you get a very accurate picture of what his life was like back then," says Goiginger.

On November 9, the director and neo-author will present his work at Das Kino in Salzburg City. The talk and reading will also be accompanied by excerpts from the film "The Fox".

Book cover(Bild: Adrian Goiginger / Verlag Anton Pustet)

Until then, the Salzburg filmmaker is still on set for his new film "Vier minus drei". This time, the story is based on the autobiographical novel by Barbara Pachl-Eberhart, who lost her children and her husband in a tragic traffic accident on a level crossing. The leading role will be played by ex-boyfriend Valerie Pachner. Goiginger spent a total of five years preparing his latest film project.