Synopsis
The joint title Dying for beginners brings together two short films that the directors shot together “in hospices, maternity wards, trains, and elsewhere.” They are based on interviews with the same protagonists and about similar subjects, but always as seen from a different angle. The first film, Marek Bouda’s The key of silence explores music and its relationship to old age and death. For instance, it asks what music we can hear in heaven or what music to play after our passing. In Dying for beginners, Bára Kopecká looks at the taboo subject of death in crematoria, among the dying, or in the maternity ward.
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22. 10. 2017
18 films will compete in the Czech Joy section at 21. Jihlava IDFF 2017
The Czech Joy, a prestigious competition for the best Czech documentary, and also a celebration of the diverse range of new topics and the adventurous spirit of cinematic expression, will present 18 films at 21.Jihlava IDFF (Oct 24 – 29, 2017).
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