©2026 | SK – FR – AT | 102 min. | documentary | creative documentary

We Have to Survive

Director
Tomáš Krupa
Producer
Tomáš Krupa
Co-producer
Christian Popp, Peter Drössler, Arash T. Riahi
Story
Tomáš Krupa
Screenplay
Tomáš Krupa
DoP
Martin Čech, Ondřej Szollos
Editor
Peter Kudlička
Music
Stroon, Damien Lefevre, Thomas Stenoff
Synopsis

We Have to Survive is a cinematic odyssey across our one shared home—Earth—capturing the extraordinary ways people adapt, endure, and find hope as our planet transforms. Filmed across four countries and several continents, the film invites us into different “rooms” of our global home: the fragile Outer Banks of the USA, where the ocean slowly reclaims the land; the vast Mongolian desert, where a family plants trees against the wind; the underground town of Coober Pedy in Australia, where people build their lives beneath the burning earth; and the icy shores of Greenland, where ancient fishing traditions melt into new beginnings. Through intimate, character-driven stories, We Have to Survive reveals not only the challenges of a changing world but the unbreakable spirit of those who call it home. Every scene is a window into human resilience—a reminder that despite distance and difference, we share the same roots, the same sky, the same fragile planet. This is not a film about despair, but about courage. It’s a call to remember that our greatest power lies in care—for one another, and for the only home we have.

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Director
Tomáš Krupa
Producer
Tomáš Krupa
Co-producer
Christian Popp, Peter Drössler, Arash T. Riahi
Story
Tomáš Krupa
Screenplay
Tomáš Krupa
DoP
Martin Čech, Ondřej Szollos
Editor
Peter Kudlička
Music
Stroon, Damien Lefevre, Thomas Stenoff
Sound
Miloš Hanzély
Production
HAILSTONE (SK)
Co-production
Yuzu Productions (FR), Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices (AT), Slovenská televízia a rozhlas (SK), Arte (FR)
Budget
786 781 €
Co-production forums
Emerging Producers 2019/2020, FIPADOC Biarritz 2021, When East Meets West 2021, East Doc Platform 2021, DocsBarcelona Industry Forum 2024, Dok.incubator 2025
World premiere
Thessaloniki IDF 2026
Release
2026
Sales
Taskovski Films / Irena Taskovski, irena@taskovskifilms.com, www.taskovskifilms.com
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