Valentina Parati's Short Film 'Surrender' for Illspeed Features Arno Frisch

Valentina Parati, a contemporary filmmaker and artist, has created a short film titled 'Surrender' for the collective Illspeed. The film stars Austrian actor Arno Frisch, known for his roles in Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' and 'Benny's Video', as a middle-aged man on a delusional journey back to hope. Parati's work explores themes of image culture, detachment, and the interplay between human experience and mechanized existence through an acoustic and queer lens. Her films have been featured on Mubi and at festivals like Queer Lisboa and Dokufest, and exhibited at CAC Genève, Ciaccia Levi, Mikro Zürich, and in Basel and Turin. Illspeed, a collective founded in New York City, unites global artists across disciplines including artistic direction, video, editing, and music. Parati describes the project's philosophy as not separating sound, image, or screen, resulting in music described as Power Pop Jams or Rhythmless Blues. The film embodies layered voices and textures, reflecting the fragmented yet whole nature of visual culture.