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Matter Out of Place

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Waste covers shores, mountains, ocean floors, and deep earth. MATTER OUT OF PLACE describes objects where they don’t belong—a reality Nikolaus Geyrhalter captures in his film. Through meticulously composed imagery, he traces waste across the globe: from Swiss mountain peaks to the coasts of Greece and Albania, from an Austrian incinerator to Nepal, the Maldives, and Nevada’s deserts. MATTER OUT OF PLACE reveals the endless human struggle to manage the refuse surrounding us—collecting, shredding, burning, and burying it—a Sisyphean task in an ever-growing global waste crisis.


Festival Participation

  • Ghent International Film Festival - 2022
    Nominee Audience Award North Sea Port Audience Award
  • Leipzig DOK Festival - 2022
    Nominee Golden Dove International Documentary Competition
  • Locarno Film Festival - 2022
    Nominee Golden Leopard Best Film
  • Locarno Film Festival - 2022
    Winner Green Leopard WWF (Pardo Verde WWF) Pardo Verde WWF
  • Sofia International Film Festival - 2023
    Nominee Grand Prix International Documentary Competition
  • Camden International Film Festival - 2022
    Nominee Harrell Award Best Documentary Feature
  • Austrian Film Award, AT - 2024
    Nominee Austrian Film Award Best Film Editing (Bester Schnitt)
  • DocAviv Film Festival - 2023
    Nominee Best International Film The International Competition
  • Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival - 2023
    Nominee Green Dox
  • ZagrebDox - 2023
    Winner Big Stamp Regional Competition

Additional Materials

Distribution Company

Autlook Filmsales
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