Homo Ludens - Red Monster

Film poster Homo Ludens. A person in an elaborate red and orange floral costume with a wide flowered hat stands in a bright hall.

Homo Ludens. Human at Play approaches a fundamental phenomenon of human life: Why do humans play?

The film examines play through psychological, anthropological, cultural, and philosophical perspectives, revealing that play is far more than mere pastime: it is an expression of human action. The film observes individual as well as collective forms of play and explores the motivations behind them. What inner processes, tensions, and projections are hidden within play? And what does this desire to play reveal about our present time?

CREDITS

Directed by: Stefan Wolner, Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt
Cinematography: Klemens Koscher
Editing: Harald Nestl, Sofia Afonasina
Color Grading: David Hughes
Original Sound: Max Leimstättner
Sound Mixing: Daniel Grailach
Junior Producer: Louis Michot
Producer: Stefan Wolner

FUNDING / TV

First broadcast: 14 June 2026, ORF 2
Co-produced with ORF
Supported by Vienna Film Fund
Austrian Television Fund

DISTRIBUTION

ORF-E