G.W. Pabst's grandchildren are extraordinary personalities with extraordinary professions. A chance encounter with Daniel, the youngest of them, prompted Angela Christlieb to explore a rather neglected subject and find out more about Trude Pabst, wife of the famous film director. In PANDORA'S LEGACY the filmmaker has created a mosaic, interspersing Trude's letters, records of her dreams and other writings with excerpts from Pabst's films and encounters with his descendants, thus exploring the traces left by a genius in his own family history.

Angela Christlieb’s complex mosaic on a fascinating family history unveilling G.W. Pabst’s multi-talented wife Trude celebrates its world premiere in the Cinema Regained section of the 53rd Rotterdam Film Festival. Two more brand-new Austrian films are screening at the IFFR Harbour program: GOD BETWEEN US by Rebecca Hirneise and VENI VIDI VICI by Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann.