Football Inside Out
A docu-reality series based on the principles of the successful documentary feature Two Nil. 8 football stadiums, 8 matches, 8 parts. Fans as stars, stars as fans. Five different football fans - each representing a specific human type - are observed from long-distance throughout one recognized football derby as they react to different events of the game. Each of them does that in his own, unique way. This lively, authentic footage is subsequently shown to the football players who were involved in the game. Their task is to pick the \"Fan of the match\" who eventually takes part in the final penalty shootout. Football is thus presented inside out: in our show it is the fans who play the central role, while football players act as spectators. It is an original format with strong comic potential that also includes social commentary.
Day and Night
Stromovka Park (originally the King's Royal Game Preserve) and its close environment may become a downsized model (microcosm) of the world at large in which we see Nature, Man and society generally mirrored. Over the course of one year life of specific inhabitants is caught on camera as well as the process of Nature from birth to extinction within the metaphor of the life cycle. The film isn't meant to offer an objective view but in undisguised fashion use the director's perspective: the unifying gauge and bond between the depicted realities is the director himself whose long-term relationship with the afore-mentioned space has engendered a deep emotional link from childhood right to the present. As methodology he has chosen patient observation. He asserts the feasibility of not interfering in the observed course of events and rejects manipulation with reality. The authors’ attention focuses on the most common expressions of everyday life, albeit, when it comes to it, significant in the human context.
Ms. President
What challenges must a gentle, level-headed and progressive woman face when she assumes the presidency of a country with a post-socialist legacy and a long history of male rule?
In 2018, Slovak society was deeply shaken by the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová. This unprecedented event exposed corrupt Slovak politicians and officials working hand in hand with local oligarchs and mafia structures behind the scenes. The Slovak people reacted with justified anger. For a brief period, a wave of social activism emerged, uniting an otherwise divided society, rekindling people's desire for the rule of law and sparking their interest in politics. To date, more than 30 high-ranking officials have been charged with corruption and abuse of office, including former and current politicians, judges, law enforcement and tax officials, even figures such as the former police chief, chief prosecutor and governor of the central bank. It was in these turbulent circumstances that Zuzana Čaputová entered political life. A lawyer with a long history of civic activism, she made a name for herself fighting for environmental protection. A woman guided by a strong moral compass, influenced by Eastern philosophy and a desire for change, she decided to run for president of Slovakia. And in a conservative, male-dominated environment, she won by a landslide.
Ms President is a time-lapse documentary filmed over the course of five years, following Zuzana Čaputová's time in office. It captures her role as head of state and her role as partner and mother in her private life. We are with her as she decides on social events at the local and global level. She negotiates, writes speeches and faces pandemics. At the same time, she faces the problems of a divided Slovak society. She asks the question: How can I be the president of all citizens?
In 2018, Slovak society was deeply shaken by the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová. This unprecedented event exposed corrupt Slovak politicians and officials working hand in hand with local oligarchs and mafia structures behind the scenes. The Slovak people reacted with justified anger. For a brief period, a wave of social activism emerged, uniting an otherwise divided society, rekindling people's desire for the rule of law and sparking their interest in politics. To date, more than 30 high-ranking officials have been charged with corruption and abuse of office, including former and current politicians, judges, law enforcement and tax officials, even figures such as the former police chief, chief prosecutor and governor of the central bank. It was in these turbulent circumstances that Zuzana Čaputová entered political life. A lawyer with a long history of civic activism, she made a name for herself fighting for environmental protection. A woman guided by a strong moral compass, influenced by Eastern philosophy and a desire for change, she decided to run for president of Slovakia. And in a conservative, male-dominated environment, she won by a landslide.
Ms President is a time-lapse documentary filmed over the course of five years, following Zuzana Čaputová's time in office. It captures her role as head of state and her role as partner and mother in her private life. We are with her as she decides on social events at the local and global level. She negotiates, writes speeches and faces pandemics. At the same time, she faces the problems of a divided Slovak society. She asks the question: How can I be the president of all citizens?