▁author ▁and ▁producer . ▁He ▁res ides ▁in ▁Vienna ▁and ▁near ▁Kap uv ár . ▁ ▁Leopold ▁L um mer stor fer ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Aust rian ▁cinema . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁long ▁film ▁“ My ▁Country ▁in ▁P ink ”, ▁an ▁advent ur ous ▁feature ▁with ▁under ground , ▁cult ▁character . ▁He ▁studied ▁eth n ology ▁and ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁worked ▁in ▁very ▁diverse ▁occup ations ▁such ▁as ▁road ▁construction ▁worker , ▁journalist , ▁estate ▁manager , ▁long - distance ▁he ating ▁super visor ▁and ▁youth ▁social ▁worker . ▁Par allel ▁to ▁this , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁short ▁features ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁document ary ▁films , ▁including ▁“ The ▁Dream ▁That ▁Rem ains ”, ▁a ▁film ▁“ that ▁goes ▁from ▁a ▁social ▁study ▁to ▁a ▁gentle , ▁true ▁sat ire ▁without ▁much ▁effort . ▁A ▁surprise ▁success ▁for ▁domestic ▁cinema , ▁in ▁art istic ▁value ▁and ▁in ▁public ▁numbers ▁and ▁a ▁polit ically ▁alert ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁am using ▁film ” ▁( Die ▁Pres se ). ▁His ▁films ▁usually ▁highlight ▁a ▁social ▁focus , ▁which ▁he ▁brings ▁to ▁the ▁screen , ▁document arily ▁or ▁fiction ally , ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁accurate ▁narr ative ▁structure . ▁His ▁last ▁feature , ▁“ White ▁Cher ries ” ▁( with ▁Martin ▁P unt ig am , ▁Josef ▁H ader , ▁and ▁Maria ▁Hof st ätter ), ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁the , ▁up ▁to