Radek Jaroš, the first Czech who competed the Crown of the Himalayas, decided to climb his final 8000er with a camera in tow, giving viewers of this film a rare opportunity to experience his K2 expedition firsthand. The most majestic mountains are suddenly within reach of all who admire their grandeur but would never attempt […]
The Czech Way tells a story of Czechoslovak economic transformation of the 90s. This transformation took place in the period, when the Czech and Slovak nationhood were established, so it was presented as the key to the transformation of totalitarian society into a democratic one, and – on the other side, publicly understood mainly as […]
Slovak nurse, Ľuba El Malaheg, guides us through Libya during the reign of Muammar al Gaddafi, at the time of the civil war and after the war. She finds herself at the edge of two worlds but neither is her home.
The portrayal of a town on the very edge of the European Union and the collective identity of its residents. Čierna nad Tisou, once known as the “Golden Gate of Socialismˮ, has now become only a dilapidated scene on the Eastern periphery. The residents of the town are trying to find a new gateway to […]
This documentary jam session loosely inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme talks, in crazy situations, about three artists of the life, dying and death: Laco Deczi – trumpet, Jan Jankeje – double bass, Ľubomír Tamaškovič – saxophone. They do not do anything, they are simply trying to survive.
A silent story about a man waiting for an important surgery. After he learns he’s facing the possibility of only having a few last months to live, he embarks on a journey without no destination and only a “deadline” – October 5.
An essayistic film of the stories and fates of the European Romani, tied to the countries they have inhabited and still inhabit, which reflects the hidden side of the great tragedy known as Porraimos. Without being seen through archive footage, this survived and interpreted experience becomes not only a historical testimony but also a declaration […]
The life and period of the drifter, prisoner, fencer, photographer, painter, pilgrim, action creator, performer, searcher for joy and freedom, Alex Mlynárčik in moving images, images, photographs, live plays and the controversies of the period he lived and lives in. The story of a century in which modern identity, culture and basic values of Slovakia […]
A documentary about Dežo Hoffmann, originally born in Slovakia, who went on to become a legendary photographer of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Marilyn Monroe and other stars. The creators of this documentary spoke to Hoffmann’s former collaborators and travelled across the world to map out his adventure-filled life. Hoffmann’s life oscillates between the European theatre […]