In the late 1950s, a group of nuns and 70 girls labeled as mentally disabled were relocated to the outskirts of Czechoslovakia. In isolation, they formed a female community shaped by daily labor. In a psychiatric institution, the nuns cared for the residents, while one of them captured their lives on 8mm film. These fragments […]
A dramatic reflection of memory and time. A young married couple are searching for the secret of their ancestors. Their roots are to be found in a period when the most appalling crimes of the last century took place, connected with Aryanisation, insatiable greed, recklessness, with borderline manifestations of inhumanity but also a boundless desire […]
18-year-old Luigi poses as a guide to take a group of rejected tourists, including retirees and people with disabilities, through Gorropu Canyon to make easy money. The journey becomes an unexpected adrenaline rush for the group, leading Luigi to see the world differently.
The poignant tale of a forsaken girl raised in totalitarian Czechoslovakia, blending surreal visuals with the reality in her fight for redemption. They call her Girl America (Amerikánka). Once a girl, now a woman. How many times can you be knocked down and yet rise again? An orphan under communism. Foster care. Juvenile detention. And […]
The Limits of Europe follows the lives of people on the periphery of public interest. In a world of great social inequalities, they have left to earn money for their families, they labour to the point of exhaustion and can see no bright tomorrows. Their employers know that they are capable of doing practically anything […]
Sofia is the life of the party, and she’s turned her passion into a lucrative underground business. She and her boyfriend Peller, an amateur chemist, have begun brewing up a mind-bending and highly addictive substance called fentanyl, and their product now reigns supreme in the club scene. But their success has caught the eye of […]
Lichens are amazing organisms that are unparalleled on Earth. They cannot be seen as individuals, like a hyacinth, a heron or a human, but they represent a relationship. The two entities that make up a lichen, a fungus and an algae, have for unknown reasons decided that living together would be better than living alone. […]
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 […]
At the spaceport, where former space explorer robot Kit and his companion Mr. Baterka manage their everyday routine tasks, a tranquil atmosphere prevails. However, when an important probe gets lost in space and its mysterious disappearance threatens the career of the chief engineer Stella, our heroes decide to take action. Together, they embark on a […]