Fiaker Schorsch - The Coachman at Eden´s Door (Trailer)

Synopsis:
Fiaker Schorsch (Georg Vierthaler), farmer and coachman, is a living legend in the region around the alpine village of Filzmoos in Austria. People call him extraordinary and he stands out. You can either hear him yodeling and singing from afar, or you can see him with his trademark hat, decorated with flowers. Underneath is a person with a special love for humans, animals and nature, which finds expression in his poetic verses. He calls his surroundings “Garden Eden” and visitors seem to be drawn there, back to the paradise, like Adam and Eve returning home.
During his daily carriage rides it is fun to observe his interactions with the guests. Most of them say that they feel something, joy, self-awareness, love to nature and to their fellow men. Fiaker Schorsch has a kind of power to spread naturalness, humour and wisdom. “I often feel people more on the inside than on the outside. I really don’t want to do anything else than to open the door to the soul. When a person laughs, it is a liberation and then they open up.”
The short time they spend with Schorsch makes people think about their lives, about the artificial gap between them and nature, which the modern way of living can create. But at the same time they're laughing like children and feeling very much on the ground, connected with the moment.

Director: Gerald Schank, Slavica Martinovic

Production: Fresh.Frames
Genre: Biopic Documentary
Director of Photography: Gerald Schank

Music by: Simon Daum

Featuring: Georg Vierthaler (Fiaker Schorsch),
Georg Vierthaler jr., Eva-Maria Nagl,
Coen Weesjes