The program of the One World Film Festival includes every year a large number of films that were supported by the Institute of Documentary Film and its various activities. We have prepared a selection of the films that you should not miss in the program of this great festival.
BLIX NOT BOMBS (dir. Greta Stocklassa, 2023, 85 min., Czech Republic)
Today Hans Blix is enjoying a peaceful retirement. But at the beginning of the millennium, he played a crucial role in the war on terror. In an interview with director Greta Stocklassa, he reflects on his career and the legacy he will leave for future generations.
IDF activities: Ex Oriente Film 2020, East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Forum 2021, East Silver 2023
One World screenings:
03/25 20:30 Lucerna Cinema – large hall, Vodičkova 36, Praha 1
Discussion: Radovan Síbrt, Producer Alan Sýs, Editor
03/27 18:30 Prague Municipal Library – small hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1
Discussion: Radovan Síbrt, Producer
03/29 21:00 Světozor Cinema – small hall, Vodičkova 41, Praha 1
Happily Ever After (dir. Jana Počtová, Czech Republic, 2022, 95 min.)
How many people does it take to love, and what forms can a relationship take? Jana Počtová's longitudinal film is a mosaic of six stories whose protagonists have decided to set their own partnership boundaries.
IDF activities: East Doc Market 2020, East Silver 2022
One World screenings:
03/25 18:00 Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 460/15, Praha 7
03/26 20:00 Atlas – large hall, Sokolovská 371/1, Praha 8
Discussion Jana Počtová, Director Jakub Pinkava, Producer
03/28 18:30 Světozor Cinema – small hall, Vodičkova 41, Praha 1
Discussion: Jana Počtová, Director, Jakub Pinkava, Producer
Motherland (dir. Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka, 2023, 90 min., Sweden, Ukraine, Norway)
“Everything is different. You’re in the army now,” a sergeant in the Belorussian army greets a newcomer to compulsory military service – under the command of an authoritarian regime where even the most minor form of protest carries harsh consequences.
IDF activities: Ex Oriente Film 2019, East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Forum 2020
One World screenings:
03/25 16:00 Světozor Cinema – small hall, Vodičkova 41, Praha 1
Discussion: Aliaksandr Parshenkou, Human rights activist
03/27 21:00 Prague Municipal Library – small hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1
Outside (dir. Olha Zhurba, Denmark, Netherlands, Ukraine, 79 min. 2022)
On the front lines of the Ukrainian revolution, young Roma's tumultuous coming-of-age story unfolds. His family abandoned him, pushing him to the fringes of society, and now he finds himself in trouble.
IDF activities: Ex Oriente Film 2019, East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Forum 2020
One World screenings:
03/25 17:30 Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1, Praha
03/30 18:00 Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 460/15, Praha 7
Pongo Calling (dir. Tomáš Kratochvíl, Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK, 2022, 78 min.)
Seventeen-year-old Anya Pavlikova is detained in Moscow with her friends, accused of attempting to violently overthrow the government of the Russian Federation under the banner of the extremist group New Greatness. None of them has any idea what awaits them.
IDF activities: East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Market 2020, East Silver 2022
One World screenings:
03/29 20:30 Lucerna Cinema – large hall, Vodičkova 36, Praha 1
03/30 17:30 Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1, Praha
Discussion: Tomáš Kratochvíl, Director
The New Greatness Case (dir. Anna Shishova, Croatia, Finland, Norway, 2022, 92 min.)
Seventeen-year-old Anya Pavlikova is detained in Moscow with her friends, accused of attempting to violently overthrow the government of the Russian Federation under the banner of the extremist group New Greatness. None of them has any idea what awaits them.
IDF activities: East Doc Platform 2019, East Doc Forum 2019
One World screenings:
3/26 15:30 Světozor Cinema – large hall, Vodičkova 41, Praha 1
Discussion: Anna Shishova, Director
03/30 20:00 Atlas – large hall, Sokolovská 371/1, Praha 8
The Visitors (dir. Veronika Lišková. Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia, 2022, 83 min.)
Zdenka, an anthropologist, moved to Svalbard with her family. Although she came to Norway to explore the polar community, she is also trying to fit in. But this proves even tougher than the local climatic conditions.
IDF activities: East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Forum 2020, Czech Docs: Coming Soon 2022, East Doc Platform 2022
One World screenings:
03/28 18:00 Atlas – small hall, Sokolovská 371/1, Praha 8
Discussion: Veronika Lišková, Director
03/30 20:30 Praha Prague Municipal Library – large hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1
Discussion: Veronika Lišková, Director
Too Close (dir. Botond Püsök, Hungary, Romania, 2022, 84 min.)
Andrea, a single mother of two, is in a desperate situation. Her ex-husband Pika, convicted of abusing Andrea’s daughter, has settled in their neighbourhood after being released from prison and is now laying claim to their son. Moreover, Pika is openly supported by almost the entire village where the family lives.
IDF activities: Ex Oriente Film 2019, East Doc Platform 2020, East Doc Forum 2020, East Silver 2022
One World screening:
03/25 19:45 Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1
Discussion: Botond Püsök, Director
We Will Not Fade Away (dir. Alisa Kovalenko, France, Poland, Ukraine, 2023, 79 min.)
In a village in the Donbas, we are presented with the story of five teenagers facing the life choice of the next stage of their education. They dream of leaving the war zone and exploring a world not ruled by missiles.
IDF activities: East Doc Platform 2021, East Doc Forum 2021, East Silver Market 2023, IDF Mini-market 2023
One World screenings:
03/26 20:30 Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 460/15, Praha 7
Discussion Alisa Kovalenko, Director, Yelyzaveta Atanova, Protagonist
03/28 16:00 Světozor Cinema – small hall, Vodičkova 41, Praha 1
