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A Man Who Painted the Sea
Shortly before his death - in the seclusion of a small Prague flat - Jindřich Vik, a bank clerk and a naive painter, took his brush and water colours and started painting in an outburst of creative effort that lasted…
The Analogs
Docureality about ten former TV professionals who get together once again to broadcast a show the way it used to be done at
the beginnings of Czechoslovak TV broadcast. The narrative follows the structure of ”making of“…
And Who Are You?
The marriage of a gay couple serves as the starting point for thinking about how our society perceives personal and social connections in the so-called gay unions.
The Angel's Game
Romana Andelova had cancer as a child and spent many months in hospital. As a little girl in an ugly sterile hospital, she felt very lonely and so she invented her own imaginary fantasy world featuring the fictional…
A Scout Has Bare Knees
The impulse for the making of this documentary was a 30-year-old amateur film from the life of the Junák organisation of Czech Scouts that was found in a remarkably good condition. The director, a former member of the…
A Spot in the Sun
The contemporary society prefers youth and beauty. What about the old people though? Some politicians have already proposed isolating seniors so that they don't "stand in the way". The documentary captures the life of…
A Theory of Equality
Barbora Chalupová’s film tries to map out the state of the current debate on gender balance and opportunity in the Czech Republic.
The annual Sexist Pigs campaign evokes amused comments from the Czech public and gets…
Beer As an Opinion
Wherever you say the Czech Republic, most people do not imagine anything. And if so, then it is mostly – beer. Beer is not only a commodity that draws in tourists but it is a nationwide lifestyle. From normal chatter to…
The Beginnings
Twins Pavla and Denisa and several months older Adéla reached their adulthood in a children home in Počátky. From there, the path to an independent life inevitably awaits with the issuance of a graduation certificate…
Between a Star and a Crescent: Father of the Refugees
Charles Jordan's death in Prague in 1967 remains a mystery to this day. The only thing we know for certian is that Jordan's plan to solve the problem of the Palestinian refugees died in Prague with him. International…