Editing
David Gesslbauer
Born August 11, 1991 · Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland (age 35)
David Gesslbauer was born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, in 1991, but grew up in Austria. From 2005 to 2010, he studied audiovisual media design at the HTBLVA Graz-Ortweinschule. From 2012 to 2018, Gesslbauer studied editing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. He lives in Berlin. He has been making his own short films since 2013 and is responsible for editing short films, commercials and music vi…
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(NULL) · 2013(NULL)
★ 8.12013
MovieDrama
An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.
Eleusis · 2021Eleusis
★ 5.02021
MovieHorror
A musician in the deep state of a creative crisis is signed to a rehab program at the highly protected, isolated sanatorium that promises a lifetime warranty for endless inspiration. A bourgeois setting with welcoming stuff slowly creeps into a violent cult that tortures artists in the name of inspiration. The musician's greatest hit becomes his darkest nightmare.
Babo: The Haftbefehl Story · 2025Babo: The Haftbefehl Story
★ 6.72025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Personal interviews with Haftbefehl and those closest to him reveal the story behind the German rap icon as he takes a brutally honest look at his life.
Antimarteria · 2017Antimarteria
★ 5.52017
MovieScience Fiction
In South Africa, Marteria and his friends camp outside Cape Town for his birthday, unaware that “elf dust” - the planet’s most prized drug - drives hunters to kill ivory-toothed humanoids. They cross paths with dealer-baron Bronte, whose elf dust is secretly human-sourced, entangling Marteria in a deadly trade. The film closes with a haunting message: humanity embodies both the destruction and salvation of the universe.
Uprooted · 2023Uprooted
2023
MovieDrama
Displacement crisis has reached 100 million people globally. 60+ Ukrainian refugees were involved in making the film, sending a message of support to all refugees. The film focuses on the PTSD that people experience after fleeing the war.
Der Treue größter Akt · 2017Der Treue größter Akt
2017
MovieActionDrama
Modern take on the Nibelungenlied.
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[ UNUM ] · 2018[ UNUM ]
★ 6.52018
Movie
[ UNUM ] (lat."one") is presented in 9:16 format - flipped vertically - as a metaphor for the singularity of life. Beginning with a carnal prologue between man and woman, the figurative journey continues with a lone huntsman at a cave. A company by his loyal dog the huntsman discovers and delivers delicate honey to a shady merchant and his nefarious cat - as a single drop of the sweet nectar releasing the furies of fate.
If I Could Fly · 2025If I Could Fly
★ 10.02025
MovieActionAnimation
The film follows Lika, a young girl forced to flee the war with her little sister and mother, leaving her father behind. Haunted by fear and loss, Lika finds freedom in her dreams where she learns to fly. Her flights become a symbol of escape from the bombs, the terror, and the constant threat of death. When she tells her little sister about it, the four-year-old, who truly believes Lika can fly, asks softly, “Then why don’t you fly to Papa?” And so, Lika does – at least in her dreams.
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