Zeno Gries has an open-ended approach to artistic work, deliberately relinquishing control over certain aspects of the creative process. This methodology often leads them to collaborate with scholars, actors, non-humans, and other artists from various disciplines. Zeno Gries utilizes a diverse and ever-evolving range of new media, with a primary focus on film, video, and software.

Recent fellowships and grants include the talent film development scholarship by the Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, a residency at UmArts, Umeå, Sweden, and a scholarship as Styria-Artist-in-Residence in Graz, Austria.

Filmography

Gravity Will Take Us All | DE 2026 | 22 min | speculative experimental film

Die Zweitbesetzung (The Understudy) | DE 2022 | 15 min | experimental film
Awards: 1st award experimental film (28. openEyes Filmfestival); 2nd award international competition (Monstrale #23); Jury award (Short Film Collection, Bremen); Special mention (Kurzsuechtig, 21. Mitteldeutsches Kurzfilmfestival)

there is no off switch | DE 2021 | 5 min | Experimentalfilm
Premiere: 38. Kasseler Dokfest