Le Formiche di Mida
Midas' Ants
On a hill overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the ancient city of Tarquinia, a grim castle owner trumpets patriotic slogans from his ragged Fiat Panda, while the local priest shoots anything beyond his understanding. As immigrant choirs and peasant philosophers ponder Hegel, Balthazar, the philosophical donkey, and his hybrid companion – a half-human, half-plant being—sardonically reflect on human folly. MIDAS' ANTS is a surreal journey through history’s turning points, exploring the moments when our relationship with nature began to spiral out of control – inspired by the myth of King Midas and his insatiable greed. (Innsbruck Nature Film Festival)
Director's Biography
Edgar Honetschläger is a visual artist, filmmaker, and environmental activist. Born in Linz, he has been living and working mostly abroad for more than three decades. He has been awarded numerous prizes in Europe an Japan and his works have been shown in renowned international institutions. Using the mediums of drawing, painting, photography, installation, intervention and film, he has engaged in the challenging of supposed cultural realities or that of our notion of individualism since the 1980s. Director's Filmography (Selection)
LE FORMICHE DI MIDA – King Midas’ Ants (2023) - AUN – the beginning and the end of all things (2011; CE25) - Give Nature a Break (2022, short; CE25) - Civilization Sucks (2018, short, CE25) - Il Mare e la Torta (The Sea and the Cake, 2003, doc; CE04) - Chickens Suit – The Clip (2005, short; CE06). In 2025, a Local Artists Special is dedicated to Edgar Honetschläger.
LE FORMICHE DI MIDA – King Midas’ Ants (2023) - AUN – the beginning and the end of all things (2011; CE25) - Give Nature a Break (2022, short; CE25) - Civilization Sucks (2018, short, CE25) - Il Mare e la Torta (The Sea and the Cake, 2003, doc; CE04) - Chickens Suit – The Clip (2005, short; CE06). In 2025, a Local Artists Special is dedicated to Edgar Honetschläger.
Local Artists Special: Edgar Honetschläger 2025
Edgar Honetschläger
Austria / Italy 2023
color
75 minutes
Italian OV with English subtitles
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Screenplay Edgar Honetschläger
Cinematography Fabrizio Farroni
Editing Thomas Woschitz, Edgar Honetschläger
Sound/Sounddesign Azzurra Stirpe
Music Luca di Volo, Eleonora Tassinari
With Anna Teresa Rossini, Lampino, Elena Moschoni, Giancarlo Camurani, Giuseppe de Santis, Alessandro Twombly, Ignazio Cancedda, Roberto Fia, Peppe Gnochetto, Giovanna Mosconi, Renato Mosconi
Producer(s) Edgar Honetschläger
Production
Edoko Institute Film Production
World Premiere
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
Tags
Anthropocene / Environment