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 […]
In spring 1981, Perla, an impulsive painter, must return to communist Czechoslovakia to settle an old debt. She fled the country many years ago and is unwelcome on both sides of the curtain. Perla embarks on a risky journey to uncover the secrets of her past, which she had kept locked away. This film portrays […]
A comedy documentary about the search for happiness. The Italian astrologist Lucciana can alter the destinies of people. On their birthdays they have to travel to whatever location on Earth has the ideal constellation of planets over it. They will be reborn on that day and so be able to change their nature. On the […]
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 […]
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.
A book written by a former SS officer, detailing his time and deeds in Slovakia, falls into the hands of the interpreter, Ali Ungár. He realises that the SS officer is responsible for the death of his parents. He travels to Vienna but, in place of the killer, he finds only his son, Georg, a […]
Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way but this is not permitted under British law. She gets in touch with Dr. Erika in Switzerland, who is willing to help her. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette’s mother was wheelchair-bound for decades, […]
When disturbing testimonies of police brutality against Roma settlers spread from a nearby village in eastern Slovakia, Igor – a Roma survivor of a 2013 police raid – steps in to help. He must face not only images of violence that begin to return to his mind, but also the limits of what someone on […]