The Fifth Quarter
The essential idea of the project is to depict the modern history of the Prague ghetto; also known as Josefov or the "fifth quarter"; on the backdrop of concrete people's lives. They will speak about the genius loci of the place, about its turning points; it was many times that history marched through Old Times Square; as well as about how the place formed the lives, fates and dreams of the contemporary generation.
The people to speak about their relationship to the quarter will include many of its known and unknown natives; artists, doctors, actors, architecture and art historians, rabbis; illustrious as well as obscure figures with their bizarre stories. In this way, the film will point out the difference of the historical development of the ghetto in comparison with other Prague quarters; while the surrounding parts of Prague expanded outwards, the Jewish ghetto has always grown inwards. This "compression" concerned both buildings and lives of the people connected with the quarter. Having undergone many catastrophes, such as fires, floods, multiple exodus, and holocaust, the ghetto has become a fascinating backdrop for a whole millennium of people's lives and stories.
The people to speak about their relationship to the quarter will include many of its known and unknown natives; artists, doctors, actors, architecture and art historians, rabbis; illustrious as well as obscure figures with their bizarre stories. In this way, the film will point out the difference of the historical development of the ghetto in comparison with other Prague quarters; while the surrounding parts of Prague expanded outwards, the Jewish ghetto has always grown inwards. This "compression" concerned both buildings and lives of the people connected with the quarter. Having undergone many catastrophes, such as fires, floods, multiple exodus, and holocaust, the ghetto has become a fascinating backdrop for a whole millennium of people's lives and stories.
Charlotta
Drama of the fated encounter of two strong personalities, whose impact on Czech history has been fundamental. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the Czechoslovak Republic would not have come into existence without Charlotta.
The documentary depicts episodes from the lives of Charlotta and TGM which have not been rendered so far, whose beginnings took place in Leipzig and then continued in Prague, Vienna and New York.
The documentary depicts episodes from the lives of Charlotta and TGM which have not been rendered so far, whose beginnings took place in Leipzig and then continued in Prague, Vienna and New York.
Prague Outskirts Images
The main line of the film is an associative dreamy arranging of pictures: paintings, cartoons, photos, archive film shots as well as authentic fragments of the city outskirts shade into each other and create monochromatic portrait of the vanishing city of Prague.