Callas, Darling

She appears out of the blue, at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, after a break in a drive to nowhere in particular. Marie is behind the wheel, but suddenly she is no longer alone in the car. Gerlinde becomes her passenger, confidante, and friend. The encounter begins to change both of their lives. Soon they are heading south, towards the Balkans, as though all questions about the future will be decided there. A road movie in the truest sense of the genre: the external journey becomes an internal one. (Diagonale)

Director's Biography
Julia Windischbauer (* Linz, 1996) studied acting at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule. Following engagements in Munich and Berlin, she became an ensemble member at Burgtheater Vienna. The recipient of the Max Ophüls Prize, the Diagonale Acting Award, and the First Steps Award, among others, lives in Berlin and Vienna and works as an actor and filmmaker.
Director's Filmography (Selection)
Callas, Darling (2025) - Para:Dies (2022, co-directed with Elena Wolff; CE22) - schweben. (swaying., 2021, short, co-directed with Elena Wolff; CE21, Local Artist Award)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
2025: CROSSING EUROPE Award – Local Artist
Local Artists 2025
Julia Windischbauer
Austria / Albania / Germany 2025
color & black and white
89 minutes
English / German / Albanian
OV with English subtitles

Screenings / Tickets

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Screenplay Julia Windischbauer
Cinematography Leander Hartung
Editing Julia Windischbauer, Vivian Bausch
Sound/Sounddesign Luis Seemann, Lukas Benedicic
Music Nils Strunk
With Julia Windischbauer, Almut Zilcher, Jeremias Meyer, Sebastian Schneider, Elda Sorra, Lea Drinda
Producer(s) Julia Windischbauer, Anja Troelenberg
Additional Credits
Producerin: Anja Troelenberg Postproduktionsleitung: Jakob Serdaroglu
Szenenbild: Team Kostümbild: Clara Straßer
 Regieassistenz: Ella Knorz 
Kamerassistenz: Annie Krause
 Gaffer: Clemens Friese
 Grading: Leander Hartung VFX: Luis Seemann
 Titeldesign: Monika Baumgartner Musik: Nils Strunk
 Runner und Support: Valentin Windischbauer
Support: Anna-Kina Lorenz-Meyer
Trailer
Website
World Premiere
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2025
Tags
German spoken in film, German spoken / German subtitles, LGBTIQA+
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