The documentary film Via Slovakia tells the story of an extraordinary tourist, Slavomír Duchovič, who, in 82 days, covered the longest tourist route in our country, over 1,870 km along the borders of Slovakia. On the way, he experiences crises, reaches the bottom of his strength, has to overcome his fears, but he always gets […]
Among the law enforcement and judicial methods with very high relevance in the evidentiary proceedings of many ex-communist states, the so-called “scent evidence” is included. Its main protagonist is a dog, which convicts the perpetrator. This method originated in the former GDR and was initially secretly employed by the German police against political dissent. Over […]
An allegorical fresco about three brothers lazy beyond grotesque, who are impossible to bring back to life even by the ghosts of their dead ancestors. An adaptation of a Slovak literary classic transposed to the poetics of magical realism which by means of allegory confronts the traumas of the Slovak people.
Was Béla Hancsovszky an adventurer, terrorist or freedom fighter? On August 8, 1945, someone blows up the Tornalja Police Station, witnesses see three perpetrators, but only Hancsovsky is sentenced to death.
The End of the World is an original story of grandpa Igor, a son of Russian aristocrats, and his 9-year-old grandson Tonda, taking place during complicated times around 1968. It is a story full of contrasts, whether in the relation between what grandpa’s plentiful life entails and Tonda’s imminent children’s presence, or between poetry and […]
Our film is a story of the American dream. A dream shared by many around the world, only a small fraction of whom manage to make it happen. Marie came to America hoping to give her life new meaning. The small town she came from, Mikulov, with its lazy, almost static atmosphere, was no challenge […]
Michaela is young and ready for it. But when she finally gets her first period, it doesn’t feel the way it should. It is a nightmare. Period Drama is a short animated film composed of four chapters with plot points referencing the biological events that occur during the phases of a menstrual cycle. The film […]
Promise, I’ll Be Fine follows 15-year-old Enrique and his mother, Martina. Enrique hopes for her return home so they can be together, instead of being apart due to her job. Living with his grandmother in a village, Enrique obeys his mother’s requests in the hope that they’ll save enough money to reunite. When he’s not […]
For five years she was the most trusted president of crisis-plagued Slovakia navigating dirty politics with dignity. For five years, a film crew followed her closely, even in situations where other cameras were not allowed. Political choices, meetings with world leaders over global dilemmas, but also with ordinary citizens over everyday problems. An extraordinarily intimate […]