At November 11 th 2026, 16.00 in Moviemento Linz the Quantum Arena opens its doors for three fearless contenders: IT expert Zander (UK), scuba instructor Patricia (PRT) and paragliding hopeful Axel (GER). All three are taking the plunge to find out what happens when quantum physics overrides all everyday logic and the challenges become reality.
Will Zander debug his way to victory? Will Patricia dive headfirst into quantum glory? Or will Axel finally get his chance to soar (preferably without crashing and burning)?
All this, in a brand-new episode of QUANTUM SHOCK SHOWDOWN!
With original approaches and unconventional narrative structures, the alt narratives project aims to make complex scientific and artistic research accessible to a wider audience. In close cooperation with scientists and project managers from the University of Arts Linz and the Johannes Kepler University, science communication is being reimagined, leaving behind traditional models of “explanatory film” in order to open up a space for multilayered and creative exchange. The current film by alt narratives, QUANTUM SHOCK SHOWDOWN (SEASON 3 EPISODE 17), is based on “Method and System for Preparing a Quantum Dot in a Biexciton State” (patent pending) and was realized by Clemens Niel.
Credits
Film team
A film by Clemens Niel
Produced by Marlies Hajnal & Clemens Niel
Executive Producers KUL: Marlies Hajnal, Andre Zogholy
Executive Producers JKU: Anastasia Bragina, Bernhard Nussbaumer
Director of Photography: Luis Hartmann, Felix Huber, Clemens Niel
Camera Operators: Yazdan Zand, Elizaveta Belkevich, Leonie Zettl
Lighting: Elizaveta Belkevich, Leonie Zettl, Wanda Grüneis, Laura NACHNAME
Sound Mix: Kathi Pichler
Costume: Julia Bas Cunil
Props: Ebrahim Eskandari
Special Effects: Edin Turalic
JKU Research team
Tobias Maria Krieger
Thomas Oberleitner
Christian Weidinger
Armando Rastelli
Based on the research on epitaxial quantum dots by the Nanoscale Semiconductor Group led by Prof. Armando Rastelli.
Cast
Konstantin Altreiter
Emma Bragina
Yuki Bragin
Daniil Buryak
Melanie de Jong
Paul Eidenberger
Ruta Kareckaite
Tobias Maria Krieger
Viktor Kushnarev
Elisa Lerchbaum
Harry Dean Lewis
Melanie Raphaela Mitterberger
Viktoria Schnöll
Adam Valjent
Will Tavener
Christian Weidinger
Yaroslav Iyevlyev
Sofiia Zeifert