“If there is anything good about me I'm the only one who knows.”

“Everyday life...”

Chybění / Jan Mancuska: Against Time (2021 - Documentary feature)

The film is a window to the life and work of the artist Jan Mancuska, who died in 2011 aged 39, after he made a significant mark in the context of global contemporary art. The story of Mancuska’s life is told in reverse, exposing many angles which show aspects of his life ranging from artistic brilliance to the philosophical dimension of his work, as well as human warmth, humour and nobility.  

Directed by: Štěpán Pech
Cinematography: Šimon Dvořáček, Stanislav Adam
Film editing: Jan Daňhel

In co-production with filmsomnia (sk).
The development and production of the film was supported by the Czech Film Fund  
               

Sekta Respekt (2022 - Documentary feature)

One editor, one editorial office, one topic that moves our society. The film is a portrait of Czech journalist Ivana Svobodová who tries to have dialogue with people through her profession. Together with her we get to the editorial office of the weekly magazine Respekt, which was established in the Czech Republic after the velvet revolution in 1989 and have gained a fairly exclusive position since that. We see how they works and also struggles with the pitfalls of everyday functioning. Through a portrait of the journalist, other colleagues from the office get into the film and threw their stories and work we get into the backstage of journalism. In today’s changing times of growing fake news, the topic of the media and how to work with information is more important than we realize.
 
Directed by: Zora Čápová
Cinematography: Tomáš Kotas
Film editing: Varvara Šatunova

The development of the film was supported by the Czech Film Fund  

                                                     

“The space is a large strange wooden timber with antlers and rifles on the walls.”

Trofej / The Trophy (Narrative short - 2020)

Short  film from the hunting world shown with a strong visual concept.

Directed by: Adam Koloman Rybanský
Cinematography: Matěj Piňos
Film editing: Alan Sýs
Sound design: Petr Kolev          
Cast: Barbora Bočková, Martin Šesták 

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In co-production with FAMU.
The production of the film was supported by the Moravian-Silesian Region

Atestace (Narrative short - 2020)


The story is inspired by the event of 2017 when a six-year-old boy bled to death at Pardubice Hospital as a result of routine tonsils surgery. He didn't die, but because of medical misconduct and especially because of the hospital's systemic deficiencies he ended up in a waking coma forever.

Directed by: Jan Hecht
Cinematography: Tomáš Kotas
Film editing: Jakub Jelínek

In co-production with FAMU.
Production of the film was supported by the Czech Film Fund  
               

Člověk Kilimandžáro / Mt. Human (Narrative short - 2019)

A doctor working in a Czech regional hospital has just turned forty and she feels like this is her last opportunity to move forward in her life. However, her ambitions to succeed in nearby Germany were countered by her new colleagues in a small hospital where she started working and most importantly by her family. Film Mt. Human shows, in a humorous way, insights into the Czech healthcare system which is facing crisis and where doctors are leaving abroad.

Directed by: Jan Hecht
Cinematography: Adam Mach
Writers: Jan Hecht, Tomáš Hecht
Film editing: Jakub Jelínek
Cast: Lenka Vlasáková, Martin Finger, 
Jáchym Novotný

A man who helped build the system is sacrificed by the system.

A time when the people need to find a culprit, even if it meant to create one.