Fabian Going to the Dogs

A heady evocation of the decadent and precarious Weimar era Berlin in 1931, Fabian - Going to the Dogs is a fresh new take on the period drama. Director Dominik Graf uses an arsenal of techniques from fast paced editing and handheld cameras to split screen and archive to create a dynamic style. Jakob Fabian works in advertising during the day and drifts through bars and brothels at night. He meets and falls in love with Cornelia but their newfound happiness cannot last as the world around them starts to fall apart.

‘We are living here in Weimar 2021. The war of opinion in politics and society is conducted almost exclusively with hatred — in some circles, murder is a better means than debate. Democracy is on the defensive and its arguments are weak. The turbo-capitalist economic structures in Germany have become fully and openly totalitarian since 1990. The internal structures of the state have largely decayed. We are once again going to the dogs.’

Director Dominik Graf, from an interview with Variety.