In the early 1990s 13-year-old Karolína, a gifted novice singer, is given the chance to become a member of a world-famous girls’ choir, taking her place alongside her older sister and her other rivals in the ensemble. Karolína’s exceptional talent has caught the attention of the formidable and much admired choirmaster whose attention is wanted […]
According to Tibetan tradition, Bardo is the state of existence after death before the next birth. In the eponymous film, director Viera Čákanyová visualizes the experience of being in darkness, where one can experience the continuous morphing of matter into surprising forms. This journey includes the consciousness of living and non-living entities. Neural network-generated images, […]
In management, action items are tasks that must be performed to resolve an issue. But what if the issue is not individual, but systemic? In her second feature documentary, director Paula Ďurinová explores how personal experience of burnout shifts into collective sharing and awakening. Set in Berlin, Action Item transforms anxiety into resistance, reframing struggles […]
Franta and Ondra, eternal children and inseparable twins, live in a quietly magical world with their beloved animals. They share every moment, every thought, every routine. Outwardly they appear identical, yet inside they are two entirely different souls. Over time, their closeness begins to suffocate. Franta yearns for freedom, for flight, for life beyond the […]
Kien (17) arrives after 10 years from Vietnam to join his family at a market on the Czech-German border. Father Zung and the rest of the family try to connect with Kien, but they are faced with deep-seated trauma from the past. Meanwhile, Zung takes on an ethically problematic job from his brother-in-law Phong, the […]
The story of Karol Duchoň begins during the filming of a New Year’s Eve programme on television in 1984, and a man who not long ago had the world at his feet has his whole life flash before his eyes in just one night. We see a boy from the country being given the opportunity […]
A suspense historical-political docu drama that bring out the most successful Czechoslovak Communist Secret Service (ŠTB) OPERATION MONACO. After the communist Prague Coup in 1948, É. Manac’h became the French General Consul in Bratislava. ŠTB blackmailed the consulate administrator, forcing him to handing over secret documents that were later used to accuse the Consul’s friends […]
After thirty years on the streets, a homeless man receives unexpected news: his father has died, leaving him an apartment. Returning to this familiar space reopens old wounds and questions about their relationship. The walls are filled with memories, photographs, and objects that recall pain, rejection, and loss. The film gently explores the theme of […]
A lonely hotel guard lives in the peace of his orderly routine until a mysterious guest, Nina, appears in his life. Falling asleep behind the reception desk, his reality mingles with memories and dreams, the silence of the hotel becomes a mirror reflecting not only the guard’s world, but also secrets that can no longer […]