Inbetween Worlds
Mai is a Vietnamese yet lives her whole life in the Czech Republic. She gets an offer from Vietnam to have an arranged marriage. Will she agree with it or will she resist and remain „westernly“ selfish and independent?
Little Thief
During a pandemic crisis, an ex-convict from a small South Moravian town launches into a series of staged thefts to help local businesses survive bankruptcy.
Ballerina Shoes
After Annamaria (12), a Roma, wins a race dressed in ballerinas, coach Norbert (35) agrees to train her. After initial struggles with hereditary poverty, Annamaria wins the National Championship. When Norbert finally realizes he is responsible for her on and off track, it is too late. She is pregnant. Norbert tries to help, but is […]
Ugly Mandarine
Young Yiou, originally from China, has just finished her cello studies in Prague and does not want to return to her homeland. Since she will not get a permanent place in the orchestra, her only option to stay in Prague is to get a partner visa. She applies for it together with her partner, the […]
The Consequences of Truth
The Consequences of Truth is a biographical auteur-led documentary that tells the story of Alfred Wetzler, a Slovak Jewish hero who warned the world about the Nazi extermination machinery and helped to save almost 150 000 lives. Yet he was persecuted and erased from history by his own communist government after the war. The film […]
The Crayfish Man
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Forest Killer
The film is based on real events – in 2005 Viktor Kalivoda murdered 3 random strollers he chanced upon in the forests in Czechia. The case received much attention for its lack of motive. After his arrest, Kalivoda confessed, but did not reveal his motive. The film will closely observe one year in his life […]
World of Walls
To evoke and imagine the near future, World of Walls is set in an environment of extreme social divisions and escalating climate crisis. The story takes place in an unspecified country that is being destroyed by on-going environmental disasters, located in today’s South Africa. The rich are living inside strictly protected luxury estates with secure […]
Indifferent Thirst
Slovakia is a country of drinking water. We have no oil, no gold, no gems, but we do have huge water resources. Corn Island is our greatest wealth. Many people from Bratislava decided to buy or build a house there, one of the reasons being the high-quality water with its own well. However, new houses […]