Lichens are amazing organisms that are unparalleled on Earth. They cannot be seen as individuals, like a hyacinth, a heron or a human, but they represent a relationship. The two entities that make up a lichen, a fungus and an algae, have for unknown reasons decided that living together would be better than living alone. […]
The documentary fairy tale Do Magic! explores the topic of Roma magic and spirituality through the personal story of director Vera Lacková. Could it be true that an ancient curse was placed on her family five generations ago? Despite her skepticism, Vera embarks on a journey to find a true Roma witch and break the […]
RAW reveals intimate fragments of three women’s stories whose lives are shaped by surrogacy. By merging the surrogate mother’s emotions, the surrogate child’s memories, and the intended mother’s testimony into a poetic, visual contemplation, the film uncovers the archaeology of the female soul and body. By allowing us to feel what these women feel, RAW […]
In 1941, Leo Kowal, a Slovak Nazi officer, was sent to a concentration camp for having sex with a male colleague. Through personal letters, Gestapo interrogations, digital reimaginations, and a parodic adaptation of an SS manual on persecuting gay men, a young gay filmmaker retraces Kowal’s story. Blending research with intimate reflection, he asks what […]
The Thespian is a film about an actor who has been performing in the theatre since the age of six and continues to act today at eighty-four – a lifetime spent playing roles of all kinds, roles he had to learn to love in order to portray them truthfully. He has always been, and remains, […]
After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young female photographer strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences on thousands of subjective photographs.
Breaking news of his girlfriend’s Yolka unexpected pregnancy hits the already burned-out art student and eco-activist Matyáš. As he digitizes old family tapes, their once firm abortion decision begins to crack – and the constant flood of information around them persists. In parallel, a TV meteorologist tries to impose order on chaos – to predict […]
Existential double portrait of the world-famous erotic photographer Vlastimil Kula and his daughter, film editor Blanka. Does their freedom end where the freedom of the other begins? In a studio full of lianas, waterfalls, steampunk inventions and naked bodies, they search for the essence of their own lives and family relationships.