A film made up of archive footage from the 1968 occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies, told from the perspective of the occupier – the unknown soldier of the title of the film. The director’s great-uncle was one of the soldiers in the Soviet occupying army that invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. He couldn’t […]
This creative, cinematographic story chronicles the birth of the Gypsy Band Lomnické Čháve in the difficult social circumstances of a Roma settlement in Eastern Slovakia. Their dream journey to find success is a powerful, inspirational story of hope and desire, full of emotions, electrifying Roma music and kind humour. We tell the tender story of […]
A germanist from Comenius University in Bratislava, Jozef Tancer is seeking out near-defunct german dialects which have been moulded into unique forms within the territory of current Slovakia for more than 700 years. His scientifi c interest increasingly becomes more and more personal. By means of unknown, suppressed stories, he learns about the dramatic events […]
In the late 20th century, Slovak Himalayan mountaineering experienced some noted successes but also failures. Through the eyes of one generation of climbers, the documentary Addicted to Altitude shows the evolution of Slovak Himalayan mountaineering from the very first expeditions to the bold assaults on the world’s highest mountain.
The desire for freedom during the period of “normalisation” in Czechoslovakia led to the creation of a group of individuals who professed a deep inclination towards the principles of the underground movement. After many years they are unable to face their mutual suspicions of betrayal in the form of cooperation with the state-security police. The […]
Lines is a visual essay, a tangle of stories and observations set in the exemplary post-socialist city of Bratislava; a place experiencing dynamic transformation.
Peter Kalmus is a unique performance artist, well-known in Slovakia thanks to his political activism. Frustrated with a society that allows communist and fascist supporters to openly express their admiration for totalitarian murderers, without any repercussions, Peter Kalmus exposes uncomfortable truths with his activist art. He strikes out against the busts and memorials celebrating representatives […]
Rosťa Novák, the principal of the Cirk La Putyka ensemble, artistic workaholic and perfectionist, agrees to pursue a joint project with a group of acrobats from Rwanda. For the first time in his life, Rosťa travels to Africa, to create a circus show about the clash of different cultures. How will he cope with the […]
Documentary about the Occupation, as seen through the eyes of the occupiers. Five countries from the Warsaw Pact occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968. Fifty years later, five directors from these five countries shoot five short films about the invasion from the perspective of the people who played the part of the occupiers.