Fiction

Roundabout

A Film by Zoe Schmidt
Country: Austria
Year: 2025
Length: 12'28"

Synopsis
Mia and Karo spin on the roundabout in the park. What animal would each classmate be? It’s one of their favorite games. Their days revolve around small battles and pranks — note wars, Beyblade duels, stolen pens. Karo loves teasing others, especially Miriam, who has no friends in school. But sometimes, she goes too far. When Mia secretly turns one of her pranks around and gets caught, Karo suddenly freezes her out. Mia is left on her own with no one to turn to.

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival des Österreichischen Films (Austria, March 2025)

Cast
Mia – Rada Rae
Karo – Pauline Mathes
Miriam – Amelia Lechner
Orakel – Thomas Kern
Referatsjunge 1 – Jonathan Rasinova
Referatsjunge 2 – Benjamin Rasinova
Lehrer – Christian Schiesser
Salma – Salma
Samreen – Samreen
Luca – Lydia Meiböck
Anni – Lina Mikula

Crew
Director: Zoe Schmidt
Screenplay: Zoe Schmidt
Producer: Damla Ilhan
Cinematographer: Zara Zankl
Sound recording: Elahe Aman
Sound design: Elias Rauchenberger, Zoe Schmidt, Lorenz Berger
Editor: Anna Eber
Production design: Lisa Songül Haake, Sabine Katharina Weissensteiner
Color correction: Sebastian Gangl, Zara Zankl
Title design: Hanna Borghese
Credits design: Stella Refle
Hair and Make-up: Alexandra Kerschbaum
Costume Design: Lina Klavorna
VFX: Christoph Gstrein, Marina Schwarz

Supported by MA7, Filmakademie Wien.