Synopsis
How does it feel to become an occupier without your own intentions? Using known as well as never published archival materials from the whole Europe and Russia we tell a family story of the director Anna Kryvenko about how the high politics destroys the lives of ordinary people. Only couple of years ago the director found a family secret of her grand-uncle who came to occupy Czechoslovakia in 1968 as a Soviet soldier. When searching for great-uncle's story the author touches upon themes like fragmentation of personal and national memory, inherited guilt, interpretation of history, media manipulation, today's relationship with Russia, but also attitude of Czechs and Slovaks towards foreigners - all very current topics.
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12. 12. 2020
IDF launches VoD Spotlight
EAST SILVER
VoD Spotlight is a brand new alternative online distribution for creative documentaries from the East Silver collection, connecting documentary filmmakers and VOD platforms.
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27. 11. 2019
East Silver Caravan at festivals
EAST SILVER
Waiting for a Miracle, My Unknown Soldier, The Good Death and The Last Ice Hunters had screenings at various festivals during November 2019. Home Games will be screened at Cinema Vérité Tehran (December 9–16).
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19. 8. 2019
My Unknown Soldier and other East Silver Caravan documentaries at festivals
EAST SILVER
Anna Kryvenko's My Unknown Soldier will have a premiere in Greece on August 29 at Beyond Borders IDF. The Good Death by Tomáš Krupa had an Asian premiere at EBS International Documentary Festival in South Korea.
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29. 7. 2019
East Silver Caravan at festivals
EAST SILVER
East Silver Caravan films – My Unknown Soldier, Home Games, How Big is the Galaxy?, My Father Is My Mother's Brother and King Skate – have been successfully screened at various international film festivals recently.
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26. 5. 2019
East Silver at the 59th Krakow Film Festival
EAST SILVER
Do not miss East Silver films at Krakow Film Festival (May 26 - June 2). Ticket to the Moon (dir. Veronika Janatková) is in the official selection, more films are available in KFF Market and Videolibrary.
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14. 5. 2019
East Silver at DOK.fest München 2019
EAST SILVER
DOK.fest München has several East Silver titles in the programme, including Home Games (dir. Alisa Kovalenko), How Big Is the Galaxy (dir. Ksenia Elyan) and My Unknown Soldier (dir. Anna Kryvenko).
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14. 11. 2018
IDF at IDFA 2018
EX ORIENTE FILM
EAST DOC PLATFORM
EAST SILVER
The programme of IDFA 2018 includes several titles which are part of IDF activities, such as When the War Comes. Docs For Sale offer nine East Silver titles. IDF also prepared Drink with East Doc Platform for invited guests.
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30. 10. 2018
The most viewed films in East Silver Market Video Library at the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF
EAST SILVER
East Silver Market Video Library, which was open during the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF, offered films from East Silver Caravan catalogue. The total number of views was 1446. Check out the TOP 10 most viewed films.
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19. 10. 2018
Czech presence at upcoming international festivals DOK Leipzig and IDFA
CZECH DOCS
This year's international representation of Czech cinema is led by Helena Třeštíková and her retrospective at the IDFA festival in Amsterdam.
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20. 9. 2018
My Unknown Soldier and Circus Rwanda at Divadelná Nitra
EAST SILVER
The international theatre festival Divadelná Nitra (September 28 – October 3) in Slovakia offers accompanying film programme curated by the Institute of Documentary Film. Among the screened documentaries are Circus Rwanda, Milda and My Unknown Soldier.
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15. 8. 2018
KineDok premiere: My Unknown Soldier
KINEDOK
The public premiere of My Unknown Soldier (dir. Anna Kryvenko) will take place in DOX Centre for Contemporary Art on August 18. Other screenings will take place in Kasárna Karlín on August 22 and 26 (for free). The film is in Czech with English subtitles.
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18. 6. 2018
NO! NO! NO! is the new title in East Silver Caravan
EAST SILVER
Short documentary by Mykola Ridnyi from Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine NO! NO! NO! is the newest addition to the East Silver Caravan.
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24. 4. 2018
Empire Builders and My Unknown Soldier – the newest additions in East Silver Caravan
EAST SILVER
Two documentaries have been recently added to the catalogue of East Silver Caravan: Andran Abramjan's film about right-wing populists Empire Builders and co-production My Unknown Soldier (dir. Anna Kryvenko) describing personal consequences of occupation.
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1. 3. 2018
Czech Place at the East Doc Platform
CZECH DOCS
Are Czech filmmakers trapped inside the national borders not only physically, but also intellectually and stylistically? Fortunately, from the past months we know that some are capable of moving outside. What does East Doc Platform mean for Czech cinema?
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19. 1. 2018
A record number of Czech filmmakers at the East Doc Platform
EAST DOC PLATFORM
EAST DOC MARKET
EAST DOC INTERACTIVE
EAST DOC FORUM
CZECH DOCS
Czech filmmakers have been involved in the East Doc Platform (March 3 – 9, Prague) in increasingly larger numbers, which is a clear indication of the growing quality of Czech films in the international context.
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