KineDok invites you to the Czech premiere of FEINKOŠT 2026: Beneath the Surface, taking place on 8 October at 6 PM at BIO OKO in Prague. The programme presents seven recent Czech and German short documentaries about people searching for their place in an increasingly fast-paced and demanding world. The screening will be followed by a discussion with members of the film delegation.
The evening will be attended by Eliška Jirásková, director of Better Man; Šárka Leinweberová, director of When the Clouds Are Moving; Anastasiia Bonadyha, director of Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow; and Akira Kawasaki, director of Obey, Obey. Prerecorded Q&As with filmmakers who cannot attend in person will also be shown.
The discussion will be moderated by cultural journalist Anna Herza Tydlitátová. After the official programme, the audience and guests are invited to continue the conversation at the BIO OKO bar.
The films will be screened in their original languages with English subtitles. The discussion will be held in English. Admission is free and no reservation is required, but capacity is limited. The programme is suitable for audiences aged 16 and over.
FEINKOŠT 2026 programme
Better Man / Ein besserer Mensch
Eliška Jirásková, Czech Republic, 2025, 6 min
This animated documentary explores strength training and men’s relationships with their bodies. Based on interviews with men who used exercise to work through personal trauma, the film examines what it means to build a positive relationship with one’s body.
JUGGERNAUT
Art Collective NEOZOON, Germany, 2026, 9 min
An experimental film collage questioning the competitive spirit of capitalist societies and the male desire for superiority. Men compete in an endless series of contests, driven by the need to come out on top.
Died Unnoticed / Unbemerkt verstorben
Alina Cyranek, Germany, 2026, 7 min
The belongings left in the apartment of someone who died alone reveal traces of a life. When a cleaning team arrives, everything is packed into bags and removed, erasing what remains of the person who once lived there.
With a Kind Regard / Mit einem freundlichen Gruß
Pavel Mozhar, Germany, 2026, 14 min
Job applications found in an abandoned former East German factory tell the story of a generation trying to find its place in the free-market economy. The documents reveal the applicants’ living conditions, memories, fears and uncertainties.
When the Clouds Are Moving / Wenn sich die Wolken bewegen
Šárka Leinweberová, Czech Republic, 2025, 17 min
An intimate and meditative portrait of air traffic controller Olga, asking who we are when the lights go out and the systems guiding us stop working.
Obey, Obey
Akira Kawasaki, Germany, 2025, 4 min
A tutorial showing how to master the aesthetics of the “obedient Japanese schoolgirl.”
Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow / Apokalypse Gestern, Heute, Morgen und Übermorgen
Anastasiia Bonadyha, Czech Republic / Ukraine, 2025, 20 min
Through the story of Bohdan, an ordinary man living in Nikopol, the film asks why some people choose to remain in their homeland despite facing the reality of war every day.
About FEINKOŠT
FEINKOŠT is a touring programme of Czech and German short documentaries. Following the Czech premiere at Bio Oko, the programme will have its German premiere on 30 October at 7:30 PM at Programmkino Ost in Dresden.
Upcoming screenings are listed at kinedok.net/events. Venues interested in presenting the programme can host it free of charge. For further information, contact films@kinedok.net.
More information about the Czech premiere
KineDok is a project of the Institute of Documentary Film. The project is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Czech Audiovisual Fund and Prague City Hall.
By attending the event, visitors give permission to have their person photographed and audiovisually recorded for the promotional purposes of the KineDok project.