In a kingdom bound by hierarchy and surrounded by magical wilderness, young maiden Jasna stands against the tyrannical ruler, Volk. In his wrath, he banishes her on a treacherous journey to a land from which none return. Guided by courage, she finds an ally in Eagle, the forest guardian. Together, they seek to break the […]
Branching Light and Flickers of a Dawn explores the mysterious synchronized flashing of fireflies, blending scientific research with artistic interpretation through ecofiction. The film highlights how these light signals form a complex communication system beyond human perception, revealing the limits of our sensory understanding and inviting reflection on the unseen intelligences that shape the natural […]
A boundary-blurring journey through the subconscious, this surrealist animation fuses two distinct artistic visions into a single fever dream. Matej Longauer’s hallucinatory time-lapse visions with Richard Dömös’s intimate, portrait-driven iconography drawn from the aesthetics of BDSM.
90% of everything we consume is shipped to us by boat. Seablindness explores the environment in which land meets the sea, the interstitial space of ports where capital is concentrated and distributed. Endless depos, cranes capable of moving hundreds of tons with disturbing precision, gigantic ships ready to sail to the other side of the […]
This film is about public space. This film is about the destruction of culture. This film is about fountains that have had enough. In this film, the fountains come to life, they become living beings, each one has its own character and tells a different story. They speak out so that people notice them, perceive […]
The triad played a fundamental role in the creation of the world, shapes the dialectic of development, and echoes in our hesitation — yes, no, I don’t know. This personal 16mm film began as a meditation on the very direction of progress — a value that has become omnipresent in modern society, where all positive […]
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, […]
She just walked into the room, and she doesn’t know why she did it explores Alzheimer’s disease and the care of elderly family members from the perspective of a young woman, a family member “who doesn’t yet have to worry about it.” The short film-performance explores the dilemma of staying or leaving and the issue […]
From sea flows through dark caverns to volcanic deserts. Lapilli is a personal reckoning that dives deep into the hard matter. Traversing through diverse rocky landscapes, director Paula Ďurinová deals with the sudden loss of her grandparents. An unexpected disappearance uncovers a new horizon. Strings of old autoharps now resonate in the gorge. Phases of […]