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Evolution?
"Was my estranged great-grandfather a human or fish?"
Helga L-520
The artistic animated documentary film Helga L-520 is inspired by the true story of Helga Weiss-Hošková (b. 1929) during her interment in the Terezin ghetto – from 7. 12. 1941 until 4. 10. 1944. The film is based on the unique drawings that Helga made while in the camp. This „Terezin Diary“ is…
Jihad by Meat
The film Jihad by Meat looks at Czech people's relationship to Muslims, juxtaposing Valentin Kusák, President of the Anti-Mosque association, with Muneeb Hassan Alrawi, Chairman of the Main Office of Muslim Associations in the Czech Republic. The fight over a mosque in Hradec Králové would be a…
Mr. Late
Aneta's beloved partner has a rare disease which prevents him from leaving their home. But the authorities try to seize the house and plan to throw the young pair out of the building. Aneta is faced with a choice. She and her partner must and simultaneously cannot leave the house. What will win out…
Non-Swimmers
Vendula, a 16-year-old girl, is being punished by her parents and so she finds herself spending the summer vacation in an abandoned holiday resort where her Grandmother is the caretaker. Nothing ever happens in this village in the middle of nowhere, just a clique of local teenagers drinks and kills…
Pit-Hole
"Pit-Hole" or "Яма" is the story of an unusual Ukrainian family fighting against the lawlessness of the Kiev real estate market. Nataliya, the head of the family, is trying to preserve the family house, now surrounded by a modern housing estate. In addition to this she has to take care of her four…
Shining Tony
A short animated film about a boy and his unusual handicap. Tonda is a small boy and his problem is that he shines. He constantly emits light. Other children bully him because of this handicap. But Tonda is ultimately not the only one who is different.
Small Circle of Attention
The film Small Circle of Attention tells the story of Přemek, an older and a well-respected stage actor. He's trying to behave like his characters: morally and honestly. Přemek suddenly falls in love with a younger female colleague from the theatre and, because of this life-long philosophy, he…
The Last of Dodos
The Indian Ocean, the summer of 1662. A commercial sailing ship is wrecked in a storm by the shore of Mauritius Island. A single sailor survives, experiencing extremely unpleasant adventures with a roasted dodo as well as with the peculiar members of a local mission. In the end, he learns the true…
TUMORrow Never Knows
Yesterday. You wake up and everything is the same. Maybe the next day will be better. But today is the same as yesterday. What if tomorrow could change something? Today won't tell you. An animated story about an old lady and her "close friend". A lonely old woman who finds a growth on her neck. The…
At Command
A morale story about aggressive commercialism and the society that is willing to accept its influence. Come and see what can happen with this controversy when you decide not to follow the crowd.
Automatic for the People
Adam has an undgrateful job. He operates a vendng machine from inside. A vendning machine that everybody believes to be automatic. Isolated from the society, he desperately longs for a more personal relationship than that in which he is involved trhough the metal wall of the vending machine. With…