The film follows a man through the post-apocalyptic environment of the housing crisis in the Mojave Desert. His job is to exterminate unwanted pests from the pools of foreclosed homes. On the road through this isolated region, he reflects on alternative ways of living and finds himself in his own solitude.

• Tuesday, March 31st
• doors 7:00pm - screening at 7:30pm
• followed by a discussion with the film's creator, award-winning Austin-and-Berlin-based director Bastian Gunther
• admission is free
• TRT 80 miniutes

director's statement:

In 2009, when I came to California City for the first time, I was equally shocked and fascinated by this place. From far away it looked peaceful and perfect, but the closer I got, the stranger it felt, like something wasn’t right. The houses were empty, the water in the pools turning green – there were no people. I felt like I had landed in a novel by Philip K. Dick. I wanted to make a film. A film about how we got lost in a system, and we were left with empty shells and promises of an idea. Loss, emptiness, crisis and its consequences. Those were the central themes for my film.