Films
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What Haunts Us 2
Year
2027
Genre
Fiction
There are things between heaven and earth that sometimes happen to all of us. A vivid dream, a flash of intuition, a fear without cause, or events that are even harder to explain. Healer Jaroslav (Miroslav Donutil) understands people and their needs, and perhaps he can even understand things beyond…
What Is to Be Done?
Karel Vachek's three-and-half-hour documentary novel explores causally open-ended territory to ponder common questions of human existence. His materials are 'lucid' personalities (well-known faces from culture, philosophy, politics, as well as unknowns) through whose conduct he explains the…
What Men Long For
The film tells the story of Karel Král, at first sight a successful and charming man, who, however struggles in his personal life. He argues with his ex-wife all the time over their 17-year-old daughter, who hates him because of the way he lives his life. One day, the consequences of his behaviour…
What Water Took
Year
2026
Duration
15
Genre
Animation, Documentary
Can past love be carried away by water, as in ancient Slavic rituals? What Water Took is a poetic mixed reality water installation adapting traditional Czech and Slovak love folk songs, reimagined as open to all regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Surrounded by flowing voices, participants…
Whatman
The film touches on a very important social phenomenon: civic engagement. The story is not tied to any particular political system or period. Its stylized, anonymous, universal main character lives in an unspecified space, where everything is made of paper, using the origami technique. The…
When It Goes Dark
Nina is an ambitious chef preparing to open her own restaurant. Richard is a highly sought-after gynecologist. They used to be a happy couple, but after years of marriage, they find themselves in a complicated relationship—they simply can't stand each other. Only one thing stands between them and…
When Parents Turn Divine
When Parents Turn Divine is an adventurous family fantasy comedy that brings ancient Slavic legends into the modern world with plenty of fun and kind humor. It tells a story about friendship, family, and what happens when two completely different times clash. It also shows us that sometimes, kids…
When Stone Speaks
This film about Jaroslav Dušek, the improviser, theatre actor and director, is not a typical portrait of a famous personality – it is more like a portrayal of his inner life, his opinions and attitude toward things that affect every creature. The film was shot over the course of more than one…
When the Lion Roars
In the timeless Dante´s Purgatory, the souls of two important Czech medieval characters meet: the controversial King Ottokar II of Bohemia and a forgotten Czech traveller, monk Odoric, who was the first European who visited Tibet. In exchange for a description of a voyage to the eastern countries…
When the War Comes
Peter lives a seemingly happy life. He drives a new white SUV, has a pretty girlfriend and recently enrolled at university. However, his real life is elsewhere – as the head of a paramilitary called “Slovenskí branci” that recruits hundreds of Slovak teenagers with the silent approval of the…
Where the Wind Comes From
A short visual poem by Soňa Jelínková (RRRR+A) created by hand drawing. Everything that appears in the film exists on multiple levels, as a symbol, as a metaphor, as an association, as a sign, as a gesture, as a reference.
Which Side Eden
Vojtěch Jasny's poetic work follows up several motifs brought out thirty years ago in his All My Good Countrymen. He combines them with the autobiographical story of a man who considers coming back to the country of his birth after long years of exile. The filmmaker rather unconventionally adopts a…