9. 12. 2022
True Story, episode 46: Pongo Calling
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With director Tomáš Kratochvíl about his new film Pongo Calling about Štefan Pongo, a Roma lorry driver. The film was premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest and was awarded at Ake Dikhea? Festival of Romani Film.
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29. 11. 2022
True Story, episode 45: A Date in Minsk
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Ivona Remundová talked to Nikita Lavretski, "an abrasive and indelible comedic voice from Belarus", about his film A Date in Minsk, a one-take documentary which re-stages director's first date with his girlfriend.
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22. 11. 2022
True Story, episode 44: Too Close
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Ivona Remundová talks to director Botond Püsök about his process of creating Too Close, a documentary about Andrea, a single mother living in Romanian village, whose 10-year-old daughter was sexually abused by none other than Andrea’s partner.
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24. 7. 2022
True Story, episode 43: Scarecrows
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"Sometimes we have to be frightening to be safe." Director Laila Pakalnina and producer Uldis Cekulis talk about their new project Scarecrows, following people working at the airports who make sure birds do not cross paths with the planes.
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3. 7. 2022
True Story, episode 42: Pianoforte
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With director Jakub Piątek and producer Maciej Kubicki about their project Pianoforte, an intimate coming-of-age portrait of young pianists taking part in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition.
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26. 6. 2022
True Story, episode 41: 5 Pills Away
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With director Karolina Domagalska and producer Anna Stylinska about their documentary 5 Pills Away following four women friends from Abortion Dream Team who step in and lead a revolution when Polish government introduces a near-total abortion ban.
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12. 6. 2022
True Story, episode 40: Up in the Air
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At the East Doc Platform in March 2022, we talked to Ukrainian director Oksana Syhareva and producer Nataliia Pogudina about their documentary project Up in the Air which follows Ukrainian aerial artists from Kharkiv before and after the Russian invasion.
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1. 6. 2022
True Story, episode 39: Shut the Fuck Up!
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With Ukrainian filmmaker Taisiia Kutuzova about her new project Shut the Fuck Up!, following a shy Ukrainian young man Serhiy, outraged by corruption and injustice in his village near Kyiv, who becomes a whistleblower.
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22. 5. 2022
True Story, episode 38: Ivars Zviedris
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Director Ivars Zviedris talks about his film Latvian Coyote, in which he follows smugglers and illegal immigrants, and reveals interesting information about his new project - a documentary musical.
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9. 5. 2022
True Story, episode 37: KIX - The Story of a Street Kid
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Director and producer Bálint Révész discusses his recent project KIX - The Story of a Street Kid. For ten years, Bálint has followed a troubled street kid, Sanyi, a public enemy facing involuntary manslaughter charges at the age of 16.
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