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Mati, a small-town Austrian tomboy wrestles with gender identity while her parents confront their own buried truths.

A documentary about feminism and gender equality in the 2020s.

It's summer holidays, and the planned Italian holiday with Jasmin's foster family is just around the corner. Everyone is looking forward to the trip - except Jasmin. She wants to be with Eva, her biological mother, who is back after serving a long prison term. After a fight with her foster family, Jasmin runs away and persuades Eva to spend a short holiday in the countryside with her.

In his essayistic documentary Sigmund Steiner investigates the work, lives and generational relations of three Austrian farmers. Even though none of them are his father, each one of the film's protagonists reflects on one aspect of Steiner's complicated father-son relationship.

ANIMALS AND OTHER PEOPLE introduces viewers to Vienna's animal shelter and its inhabitants. The encounters between human and animal and the individual stories and peculiarities are affectionate, sometimes sad, and then again, strange. A tender gaze at the nature of the animals and a critical look at human irresponsibility.