A bitter-sweet love story. Milan, a fairground salesman, discovers that Veronka has stolen one of his caramel cakes; as she was hungry, he takes pity on her and decides to buy her lunch. In return, Veronka offers him her services as a sales assistant. The spark generated between the two of them leads to a […]
8-year-old Eda is a long-desired and anxiously protected child of parents who had already previously lost a baby. Eda is therefore a replacement child; he even bears the same name. After his father rejects affiliation with the Nazi invaders of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the family has to flee Prague into concealment at the home of […]
By looking into and penetrating the inner world of mentally ill people, the director would like to examine the causes that frequently underlie these diseases and, at the same time, contribute to a change in the prevalent negative and discriminatory view of mental diseases which are, in particular, perceived as a degradation of man. However, […]
Paradise on Earth is a documentary by Jaro Vojtek about journalist and war photographer, Andrej Ban. Jaro, as his friend, has been a silent witness to his struggles, failed relationships and depressions. Their intimate conversations, in contrast with the tragic and painful war and refugee crisis, form the foundation of the film’s concept. Jaro follows […]
This full-length documentary depicts the most important milestones and mistakes entailed in building the Bata Empire. There are three main narrative levels in the film: the “biographical” one, the depiction of modern global capitalism (Bata being one of the pioneers), combined with the memories of Czech and Slovak “Batamen” across the whole world. The film […]
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, […]
The documentary Heavy Heart is a view into the world of traditional Roma music. In three stories, the film’s authors attempt to trace how authentic sorrowful songs are passed down from generation to generation, or how they disappear. It is always about the relationship between children and their parents or grandparents, as music is an […]
Four stories about hearing-impaired children from Roma settlements who inhabit an environment they cannot fully comprehend and dream their own world. Sandra, who loves football and Ronaldinho; Marian, who wants to become a train conductor and idolises J. C. Van Damme; Alena and Rene, who fear that they’ll have a deaf child; and siblings Roman, […]
We seek to capture official, private and hidden realities within communities that are excluded from the main historical narrative of the region. Our main interests are those songs which describe in tragic, brutal and comic ways domestic abuse, murder, conflict, sex, love and hate. We want to show that the alternative folklore of the region: […]