monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993.
4.5/5 stars on ScreenCritix! Mad as a box of frogs but thoroughly entertaining, we learn about freedom, privacy, identity, resistance, the markets, capitalism and the political left and right. Sometimes in life, you can get the timing just right, there is no fortune telling involved or any strategy employed, you just end up in the … Read more
We confused someone at IndyRed 🙂 Still, great review: It’s a mix and match party of epic proportions. Old school video game graphics. Puppets. Musicians, anime, the kitchen sink. There’s no shortage of style but more importantly, somehow these things all co-exist in seemingly perfect harmony. (…) A rock solid three and a half stars. … Read more
We are starting a new project, monocon. Four days of hanging out, discussions, workshops, amusement and destruction, with/by/for monochrom and its friends.Are there better ways to spend time in the Austrian countryside? Definitely not. It will be June 28-July 1 at Schloss Hotel Zeillern, a lovely and very affordable hotel and former castle in Lower … Read more
Bradley Gibson wrote a great review of Glossary of Broken Dreams for Film Threat! Working with a $10K USD budget, Johannes assembles a dizzying patchwork of rapid-fire occasionally seizure-inducing images and words to illuminate the dangers of capitalism, it’s historic rise out of oligarchical tendencies, and to re-introduce the virtues of Marxism all set to … Read more
WINNER! Glossary of Broken Dreams won the AWARD OF MERIT for Feature Film at Accolade Competition. OMG! Link
It is time! Get your tickets for the party premiere of GLOSSARY OF BROKEN DREAMS and the 25-years-of-monochrom celebrations! Puppets! Pixels! Anime! Live action! Stock footage! Lumpennerd Johannes Grenzfurthner gives an ideotaining cinematic revue about important political concepts. Everyone is talking about freedom! Privacy! Identity! Resistance! The Market! The Left! But, yikes, Johannes can’t tolerate ignorant … Read more
Glossary of Broken DreamsDocumentary Film, AT/US 2018, 100 min, eOV Puppets! Pixels! Anime! Live action! Stock footage! Lumpennerd Johannes Grenzfurthner gives an ideotaining cinematic revue about important political concepts. Everyone is talking about freedom! Privacy! Identity! Resistance! The Market! The Left! But, yikes, Johannes can’t tolerate ignorant and topically abusive comments on the „Internet“ anymore! … Read more
Some folks were already asking: “What are you working on? Why are you so quiet about your current film project? What happened to your film about Tycho Brahe?” Well… we still needed some more money for Tycho, but in July we learned that the goddamn ORF declined to support us — and we had to … Read more
Wow. Filmplus is a film festival honoring film editing and montage.It’s quite an honor to be on a list with Monika Willi, for Christ’s sake! Link
Johannes always wanted to start a band with that name. Never did. Well, at least he has merch for it now. Design is based on work by the wonderful Josh Ellingson. On skirts, shirts, mugs, stuff.Link