04826 Jirous
Filmmaker Monika Elšíková started making this documentary film about Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous while Jirous was still alive. The last piece of footage capturing the poet was shot at a private event celebrating…
The grief of the forest
Children in the Vysočina region miss the forests that climate change and the bark beetle calamity have taken away. How do they cope with this loss and how does the School Forest project help? Environmentalist Barbora…
Novinářky: Rodiče bez práv
Hospitalized children legally have the right for their parents to be with them at all times. Despite this, it ultimately seems to fall on the goodwill of hospital staff whether they allow the parents to see their child…
Novinářky: Sen o ulitě
Fifteen families work together to build living facilities for their adult children suffering from mental disabilities. Are they on their own or will an institution help them out? For the sake of social interest, Hana…
Novinářky: Stáří bez domova
For large sums of money, elderly disabled people live in a boarding house on the border without any dignity or access to social services. Saša Uhlová investigates why.
Single Moms
There are over 195,000 households in the Czech Republic where children live with just one of their parents. In most cases, these single-parent families are pretty much run entirely by the mother figure, who must…
Gorbachev. Heaven
For some, the destructor of the Soviet empire, betrayer of his own country, iconoclast. For many a peacemaker, bringer of faith, dynamic figure of the global world. A portrait of the spiritual father of perestroika and…
Věřím, že více světla potřeba nebude
Jan Palach’s sacrifice showed that he valued his nation more than his life. This documentary brings not only a new perspective on Palach’s personality, but also a challenge to today’s generation.
Vodňanský & Skoumal – Everything Is Changing
This documentary about Jan Vodňanský and Petr Skoumal was conceived as a playful account of the life and work of a popular artistic couple who had made a significant contribution to Czech culture during their long…
Hate out of Love 3: Story of Domestic Violence
Abuse against seniors affects up to twenty percent of older Czechs. This vulnerable group often struggles for years with mental and physical abuse from their loved ones. Through focused, confidential, and harrowing…
Libussa Unbound
Mythical heroine with a thousand faces in the digital age - the legacy of Libussa, an affectionate and wise woman who resolves conflicts peacefully.
A Marriage Story
Ivana and Václav got married at the Prague Old Town Hall in 1981 and the film follows their marriage from the wedding day until today.
Ida's Idea
Over the years Ida Kelarová has built the successful Čhavorenge choir. For the annual music ensemble she seeks talented new children in Roma settlements in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The culmination of ten days of…
Vaclav Havel - A Life in Freedom
Documentary by Andrea Sedlackova is a portrait of a man whose life was rich in paradoxes. He consciously made his life a drama full of contrasts and always followed his conscience.