Where my Grandfather used to Sit Films

Where my Grandfather used to sit is a quiet, contemplative short film by Lorenz Zenleser. It reflects on memory, loss, and the enduring power of film. After the death of his grandfather Paul, Lorenz returns to his now-silent house in Bolzano. Through a static camera, he captures empty rooms, shelves, old photographs, and above all, the seat where his grandfather used to sit — a space once filled with presence and family life.

Without narration, and only using sparse subtitles, the film evokes Paul’s stories — of childhood, war, and love — and questions where fiction ends and reality begins.

Lorenz Zenleser

Lorenz Zenleser was born in Bozen, Italy in 1993. He is based in Vienna and works as a filmmaker, photographer, at film festivals and he curates film specials for CineCenter, a cinema in Vienna. He studied Sociology and Architecture in Innsbruck and in 2024 he graduated from the Master Social Design at Angewandte, University of applied arts Vienna. His films deal with places, private and public, memory and try to preserve a small glimpse of the existing.