All Future Chernobyl
On April 26, 2011, a quarter of a century has passed since the explosion of the Soviet Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Memories of the disaster are still alive. The recovery of Fukushima is supposed to last nine months;…
Children of Anton Kalina
In 2012 Anton Kalina received the title “Righteous Among the Nations” in Israel and last year he was posthumously decorated by the Czech President. Anton Kalina spent the war mainly in the Buchenwald concentration camp,…
Memories of the Balkans
They came here to look for a new home, for the war deprived them of their old one. In the late 20th century, Yugoslavia lay in ruins and the nationalist leaders unleashed hell in the Balkans. Chaos, fear, religious…
My Century
The film uniquely captures the remarkable life stories of 25 hundred-year-old citizens born in Czechoslovakia in 1918. The respondents, both men and women, are represented equally in the film. The group represents…
No Hope for Haiti?
The country could be a Caribbean paradise; however, to its inhabitants, it is rather hell. As one of the poorest countries in the world, it is overwhelmed by problems, the earthquake being but one of them. The…
The War Correspondents
War journalism is indeed a special discipline in the world of journalism. Even elite journalists bow to the brave few who venture into conflict zones and bring quality reporting from extreme environments. And apparently…
BLACK CZECHS
In the 1980s, dozens of Namibian children were brought up in socialist Czechoslovakia. The aim of this special education program was to raise a new generation of children as a politically conscious elite. But the…
Identita ES
The story of Professor Emil Skamene, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P. (C), F.A.C.P., F.R.S.C., O.Q., one of the world’s most acclaimed immunologists and geneticists, physician, teacher and researcher, who was nominated for the…
Kovy Fixes History
After his education in the Czech Republic, popular Czech youtuber and influencer Kovy embarks on a documentary road trip to solve the problem of failed modern history teaching. With help from his fanbase of hundreds of…
Two on Holiday: Baby Included
Documentary film about the new phenomenon reproductive ivf tourism. Homo sapiens is truly an endangered species? For a child around the world.
Vlasov
Documentary film Vlasov is the first Czech attempt to objectively chronicle for TV one of the most controversial chapters of the Second World War. The film offers description of a unique drama inside the fire of the…
Jan Balabán - In His Own Words
A prominent Czech prose writer and winner of two Magnesia Litera awards, Jan Balabán died in his sleep at the age of almost 49. He left behind a family, several books and a whole range of image and sound recordings of…
Jan Masaryk's Step into Emptiness or the Perfect Crime
On September 14, 2011, 125 years will have passed since the birth of one of the most significant Czechoslovak politicians and diplomats. All his life, he has served his country in various ways, representing one of the…
Big Bertík
An actor with a majestic stride, an original personality of Ostrava's cultural scene, holder of the Thalia Theatre Award 2008... Norbert Tichý, member of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, has/is all that. He dedicated…
Ivan, Go Home
During the occupation on August 21st, 1968, some 20 divisions of the Soviet army entered the Czechoslovak territory. Others were ready at the border and were to arrive later. They were three Polish divisions, a…
Lethal Injection Instead of Truth
Back in 1989, we were ringing our keys at public squares in the name of truth and love that would prevail over lies and hate. Twenty years later, we often have feelings of futility, however, we still think that we have…
The Mucha Phenomenon
Known and unknown moments in the life and work of the founder of the art noveau trend in painting. In 2010, a hundred and fifty years had elapsed since the birth of Alfons Mucha, a memorable figure not only in artistic…
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…