Heinrich Sabl

A unique and surreal story about post-war Germany and a masterpiece of analogue film making. Director Heinrich Sabl worked over 25 years on this stop-motion marvel.

The little people emerging from the optical film projector activated by a fly accompany the audience through key milestones in a century of film history. Which classic films can you recognize in the film?

The cock wakes the sun every morning. His hens are loyal to him in return. When he oversleeps the sun's wake-up call, it rises anyway. The hens realize the deception and a fierce battle for power begins.