Edek lives with his wife and dog in a house by the forest. Because of his rapidly deteriorating eyesight and his love of music, he decides to teach his dog to sing.
This studio exercise is an approximate reconstruction of what happened in June 2023 in the life of a Ukrainian editor. While she was in Prague editing footage of bare-knuckle boxing, her sister was celebrating her birthday in Dnipro and Wagner's paramilitary group was marching on Moscow. Amidst several parallel dramas, the protagonist struggles to maintain the order of the boxing match and in her own life.
What does it mean to live a nomadic life in Germany today? How do people see you when to keep moving is more important to you than possessions and social status? What are the prejudices faced by people who work outside the 40-hours-per-week regular job model and want to be fulfilled? To get some answers to these questions, Anna Friedrich walks part of the way with four women who prefer travelling to settling.
Dangerous gambling trends are thriving on social media and online today. Lootboxes, magic chests with randomly generated game equipment, are considered outright gambling. The whole system is deliberately targeting the younger generation and minors who, because of their addiction, acquire money in all sorts of ways.
A cuddle or a smack? Mom or institution? Allow everything or nothing? The second part of the docuseries explores how the twentieth century moved the upbringing of Czech parents in different directions. Do Czech parents believe that a spanking is better than a spanking? What role did dads play in parenting? And why do nurseries in the Czech Republic have a negative label?
According to surveys, one of Europe's largest lithium deposits is located in Cínovec. Two thirds of it is found on the Czech side and one third on the German side. Both countries plan to start mining, but their processes may differ significantly. And, depending on the route taken, the environmental impact and quality of life for the local population may also differ.
Millions of farm animals live together with humans in the Czech Republic. They often survive in appalling conditions. For example, over 350 cattle have died on the pastures in the Ore Mountains town of Měděnec in two years, and OBRAZ recently highlighted the living conditions of chickens in some Czech farms. The only thing that often determines the quality of life of animals is the economics of the operation. Is there any way of making life easier for these creatures before their bodies become a meat packet?
Six-year-old Viktorka tries to understand the complex relationships in her family. At the same time, she prepares for her sibling to be born and the first day of school. Her optimism, playfulness and imagination help her overcome all challenges. The camera also adheres to the child's perspective, in which every day is full of small miracles.
The term found footage is given new meaning by a film where a random passer-by picks up the camera when asked to. We learn a lot about the city of Most in the most suitable place – a train station restaurant – where seemingly disconnected conversations take place about genius loci, unfulfilled loves and the price that always has to be paid.
A portrait of one of the most prominent personalities of Czech post-Soviet journalism, a traveller, economist, adventurer, Russophile, lifeguard, Czech and European politician, anticommunist, geologist, organizer of humanitarian actions, climber, war correspondent, writer, waterman, balloon pilot, designer of Matylda and a good man. "His life was and still is not free of obstacles, Štětina had to work hard and suffer through his victories," says the author of the documentary, director Petr Jančárek. The uniqueness of Jaromír Štětina lies in the simple fact that he was never average and was very successful in the vast majority of his activities.
"Prite (Keep Smiling)," a successful writer who has inspired many people with his book. One day in a podcast show, he tells the audience about his past trauma and his motivation.
After the liberation of his home village, a Ukrainian soldier with the call sign “Kid” together with his comrade visits the uncle who raised him. Seven years prior “Kid” left home in pursuit of his dreams, but the desire to visit his family brings him back. The uncle, however, has a secret to hide.
A team of discordant film students struggles to finish their film while an unknown entity attempts to sabotage their efforts, forcing them to unify to understand what is threatening them.
The coastline of East England is vanishing before our eyes. As cliffs crumble and roads disappear, the land carries stories of the past and the uncertainty of the future. The sea is always present
We all perceive poetry differently. For some, a poem is a rhyming text, for others a metaphysical experience. For director Kateřina Dudová, it is an experiment with three people who are close to her, whom she places in one room for three days, leaving them to their fate with the task of writing a poem. Sometimes the recording of real events is more poetic than the poem itself.
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