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THE LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN

• Director: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
• AUSTRIA / 2026 / DCP / Colour / 86' / German; Turkish, English s.t.

• Screenplay: Tizza Covi
• Director of Photography: Rainer Frimmel
• Editing: Tizza Covi, Emily Artmann
• Music: Al Cook
• Cast: Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna, Alfred Blechinger, Flurina Schneider
• Producer: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
• Production Co.: Vento Film
• World Sales: Be For Films

Blues musician Al Cook, born Alois Koch, lives in Vienna, in an apartment filled with memories, vinyl records, books, and videotapes –artifacts of a fading fame. Outside, the world carries on without him. But when his home is slated for demolition, out of the ruins of his existence, a long-forgotten dream suddenly resurfaces. Shot on 16mm film, The Loneliest Man in Town stars Alois Koch playing a version of himself. The latest film by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel (Vera, Ufaklık / La pivellina, Mister Universo) premiered at the Berlinale. ‘Inspired by his remarkable individuality, we tell a story of loneliness, loss, and lived passion,” the directors say.

This film is screened with the support of Österreichisches Kulturforum Istanbul..

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.