Sixth Continent
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Documentary about the Haus der Solidarität ("House of Solidarity") on the outskirts of Brixen in South Tyrol — a self-organised refuge for roughly 50 stranded people from more than 20 nations. Residents are the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, former convicts and people fleeing addiction or abuse, who pay no rent but instead cook, clean, shop and tend the garden as part of a self-managed community supported only by donations and a handful of social workers and volunteers. One resident calls it his "sixth continent". Over the course of several months, the film captures the utopian moment of this fragile communal experiment — until the missionary order that owns the house wants the building back, and the social microcosm starts to come apart, leaving the future of the residents and the project open.
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Pixable Studios' contribution centred on the visual conceit that frames the film: the Haus der Solidarität visualised as a graphic floor plan with all of its residents integrated into it, plus the rotoscoping, compositing, colour correction and set reconstruction work that supports the observational footage. The film was shot under the working title "Portus Mundi" before being released internationally as "The Sixth Continent" / "Der sechste Kontinent".
