B wie Bartleby
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B wie Bartleby takes up Herman Melville's legendary story and transforms it into a film essay about memory, language, and resistance. Based on dialogues with a deceased companion, the famous phrase “I would prefer not to” is revived in the voices and gestures of performers, young people, rap musicians, passersby, and stranded individuals—quietly, persistently, timelessly.
Type
Documentary
Production
Praherfilm
Director
Angela Summereder
Screenplay
Angela Summereder
Producer
Daniela Praher
Cinematography
Antonia de la Luz Kašik
Editing
Sebastian Schreiner
Costume design
Elisabeth Binder-Neururer
Sound
Daniel Hasibar
Music
Wolf-Maximilian Liebich
Theatrical release
9.1.2026
Production Status
Released
Production Year
2025