In a remote village in the Carpathian forests, forgotten by the outside world, the last Austrians of Ukraine wrestle with the question of whether they should turn their backs on their homeland.
Lukas Pitscheider
Lukas Pitscheider was born in 1987 in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. At 18 he set out into the wide world, first as a car stopper, later as a war reporter and street musician. He studied ‘Journalism & New Media’, history and political science in Vienna and Innsbruck. After working for German ZDF as a correspondent, he entered the film industry. His debut film, The Last Austrians, will be released in 2020. He is also the founder and director of DOLOMITALE Filmfestival in Val Gardena