Backyard Mysteries

DE/LV 2026, 90 min

Five years of world politics, reflected in the microcosm of a Riga backyard: While Donald Trump dispenses absurd pandemic advice on the radio, a gray house outside the kitchen window of the paranoid retiree Marta grows into a bulky structure. A radically formal documentary drama about everyday madness, failure on a small scale, and a house that ultimately glows more orange than the U.S. president’s skin.

Screenwriter, Director, Dop: Alexander Hahn
Artistic Collaboration: Chris Krikellis
Producer: Alex Taube, Marco Maria Dresen
Editor: Marleen Paeschke