Hacking at Leaves

How gratifying it is to report that Hacking at Leaves, the latest delivery from noted Austrian artist and not-quite-conventional raconteur Johannes Grenzfurthner, is at once entertaining, informative and inventively assembled. It’s even coherent.

It’s crafted with an unstoppable editorial kineticism, a keen sense of humor and a sorrowful attempt at hope that feels uniquely of this moment.

Hacking at Leaves nudges, rattles, and shatters the Overton window, and asks this seminal question: is hope a sentiment accessible to one and all, and how long must we placate ourselves with such facades before the tunnel caves in on top of us?

Hacking at Leaves is yet another work of wonder from Grenzfurthner, a film that satisfies both intellectually and creatively yet also a film that challenges us to not be satisfied with the status quo because hope is a luxury many cannot afford.