World of Walls
To evoke and imagine the near future, we decided to set our documentary feature project World of Walls in the environment of extreme social divisions and escalating climate crisis. The story takes place in an unspecified country that is being destroyed by continuous environmental disasters, located in today’s South Africa, close to Pretoria - Johannesburg. The rich are living inside strictly protected luxury estates with secure infrastructure, while the rest of the world survives on scarce resources on the other side of the wall. People knew these catastrophes were coming years in advance but ignored the fact. The dystopian reality is revealed through the curious eyes of the two child protagonists. At the beginning, the climate catastrophe affects Lorraine’s and Elizabeth’s worlds only subliminally, but as the film moves forward, the severity of incidents begins to escalate and thus increases the tension and the collective concern about the safety of the children. We put these disturbing scenes in contrast with children’s games and intimate interactions with their friends and parents. The threat of “force majeure” is always present, limiting their usual daily activities and infusing the overall mood of the community with fear and anxiety. Confronted with everyday disasters, the girls are trying to learn about the causes that brought the world to the threshold of climate catastrophe. At some point, they come to understand that it is also their parents who allow the ongoing destruction of the planet, making their children’s lives unbearable.
Import Games
The series zooms on the gaming industry in an already established, but nevertheless unique Slovak and Czech scene. It shows how video games made their way to former Czechoslovakia and back to the outside world. Each episode explores one topic, jumping back and forth in time to create a dialogue between different generations - the game veterans who made games from scratch as a wonder back in the bleak 80s, and current talents bringing original ideas to the overcrowded indie scene.
From game veterans such as Tibor and Zajo from Fatbot Games, who started yet as a generation without guarantees and after years of experience in emerging local studio brands they decided to be the authors of their own fates. Back in the point of uncertainty, relying with minimal resources restlessly on their own dedication and judgment, they are now developing their third game after two installments of a stylish retro sci-fi Vaporum.
On the other hand there are young creators, such as 3D artist Šimon, for whom games have always been granted and his talent and studies abroad are tempting him to dare for higher goals. Or completely DIY authors such as graphic and game designers Bára and Tereza from Circus Atos, who are using the game medium as a space for child audience and to expand the possibilities of local artistic expression.
We also meet Michal and Maroš, a dynamic duo of theoreticians and historians from Trnava and the Slovak Museum of Design. They're not just collecting artefacts; they're crafting a narrative that defines broader societal connections through personal stories, shaping the future of gaming knowledge by fostering relationships and preparing us for the ever-evolving tech landscape.
We will present a range of stories, shedding light on an otherwise insurmountable amount of information, guiding you through different directions in each episode. Think of it like a narrative divided into game levels, each with its unique target, style, and rules of progression.
From game veterans such as Tibor and Zajo from Fatbot Games, who started yet as a generation without guarantees and after years of experience in emerging local studio brands they decided to be the authors of their own fates. Back in the point of uncertainty, relying with minimal resources restlessly on their own dedication and judgment, they are now developing their third game after two installments of a stylish retro sci-fi Vaporum.
On the other hand there are young creators, such as 3D artist Šimon, for whom games have always been granted and his talent and studies abroad are tempting him to dare for higher goals. Or completely DIY authors such as graphic and game designers Bára and Tereza from Circus Atos, who are using the game medium as a space for child audience and to expand the possibilities of local artistic expression.
We also meet Michal and Maroš, a dynamic duo of theoreticians and historians from Trnava and the Slovak Museum of Design. They're not just collecting artefacts; they're crafting a narrative that defines broader societal connections through personal stories, shaping the future of gaming knowledge by fostering relationships and preparing us for the ever-evolving tech landscape.
We will present a range of stories, shedding light on an otherwise insurmountable amount of information, guiding you through different directions in each episode. Think of it like a narrative divided into game levels, each with its unique target, style, and rules of progression.
If Pigeons Turned to Gold
Pepa, the film’s author and narrator, meets their cousin David after many years lying in hospital where his legs were amputated. Pepa’s older Brother has lived on the street for over a decade. He sleeps in a concrete shed in the middle of a housing development where Brother and Pepa grew up. Their cousin Marco, David’s brother, houses in a garage and makes do collecting electronic waste. Pepa was unable to save their father but is resolved to save their Brother and cousins.
If Pigeons Turned to Gold follows three years in the lives of four relatives, contrasting a common childhood with a present fundamentally at odds. A mosaic-structured documentary, it charts the story of a quest for balance between love and hate, care and self-destruction, exploring the roots of addiction and the possibility of breaking with generational trauma. How does one let those whom one loves most live (and perhaps die)? How do we stop tolerating and begin to respect?
If Pigeons Turned to Gold follows three years in the lives of four relatives, contrasting a common childhood with a present fundamentally at odds. A mosaic-structured documentary, it charts the story of a quest for balance between love and hate, care and self-destruction, exploring the roots of addiction and the possibility of breaking with generational trauma. How does one let those whom one loves most live (and perhaps die)? How do we stop tolerating and begin to respect?