Miroslav Janek

Czech Republic

Miroslav Janek

director, editor

Universum Brdečka

Universum Brdečka

...a story of one man’s inner world The film celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Brdečka.
All Ends Well

All Ends Well

The queen, or mother, bee, drones and workers. Industriousness, togetherness, and selflessness in the name of a functional community that leaves no room for egocentrism. This poetic essay depicts the fascinating world…
Normal Autistic Film

Normal Autistic Film

What is it to be normal? Instead of looking at autism as a diagnosis, the film shows it as a magic and mysterious way of thinking
The Film Spa

The Film Spa

A history of the fifty editions of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Although first held in 1946, the twists and turns of the 20th century meant that the festival has only been able to celebrate its...
Olga

Olga

Olga Havlová was the closest and most trustworthy companion of Václav Havel, a friend who was never a spoilsport – on the contrary, she initiated the fun herself – a generous host, passionate games-player and mushroom…
The Gospel According to Brabenec

The Gospel According to Brabenec

This documentary is based on the book The Gospel according to Brabenec. Everything written in this book can be useful for the film. Important things has been said, but the most important things haven't been said yet.…
Citizen Havel

Citizen Havel

In the course of 13 years the crew has filmed 45 hours of images and recorded 90 hours of sound material. This truly unique material offers new looks behind the scenes of international politics in the late twentieth and…
The Confession of Kateryna K.

The Confession of Kateryna K.

Miroslav Janek's documentary provides an intimate statement on the life of singer Kateryna Kolcová-Tlustá. The blind Ukraine native lives, studies and performs in the Czech Republic. She has become one of the most…
Kha-Chee-Pae

Kha-Chee-Pae

Miroslav Janek investigates life in a children's home through games. He invites the kids to become his filmmaking partners: he teaches them how to operate a film camera, and encourages them to film the environment in…
Vierka, Or the Mystery of Family B's Disappearance

Vierka, Or the Mystery of Family B's Disappearance

This documentary started out as a portrait of a young talented Roma singer but turned into a drama about two different views of "the truth". Coincidence is instrumental at the beginning of the film and the end is…
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