In 2015 Horvath released a documentary about the Austrian actor Helmut Berger . The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival . In the December issue of the New York-based magazine Artforum American film director John Waters chose '' Helmut Berger , Actor '' ( 2015 ) as the '' Best Motion Picture of the year 2015 '' , heading a list which includes Todd Haynes ' '' Carol ( film ) '' , Kenneth Branagh 's '' Cinderella ( 2015 American film ) '' and George Miller 's '' Mad Max : Fury Road '' among others . According to Waters " the rules of documentary access are permanently fractured here when our featured attraction takes off all his clothes on camera , masturbates , and actually ejaculates " . Horvath ’s first fiction film '' Lillian '' premiered in the Directors ’ Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival , where it was nominated for the Camera d'Or . The film is produced by Ulrich Seidl and is inspired by the true story of the Russian immigrant Lillian Alling who decided to walk from New York back to Russia via the Bering Strait in the 1920s . The virtually silent title role is played by the polish newcomer Patrycja Planik . In the years 2007 and 2008 Andreas Horvath also directed four music videos for the British singer and songwriter Sarah Nixey , a former member of the English indie rock group Black Box Recorder
2019 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Cannes Film Festival
Andreas Horvath