After learning of the death of her grandfather, documentary director Katrina Lehismäe and her family take a road trip across a frozen Estonia in the middle of winter to the small town where he lived to take care of his affairs and start to come to terms with their own grief. An intimate portrait of bereavement, life and what is left after it has departed.
A pair of inept detectives dream of a more thrilling caseload. Then a dead body turns up and they are accused of murder and pulled into a world of mayhem, torture-and laughs.
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.
The film captures the workings and sheer joy of existence as such of a football team from Litoměřice FK Třeboutice, which is last in the lowest football league and therefore last in the in the country.
In my film, I try to understand what it's like to be a mom, but not to be where moms are, somewhere at home with their kids. So I ask my distant aunt, who went to Banat for four years, what it was like. How did she cope with the pressures of her surroundings, the homesickness and all the hard and beautiful things that surrounded her decision. I visit the place where she lived and reflect on what I would have done myself.
A documentary tour of the most important works of the Czech artwashing scene, which will take the audience through the works and institutions that have aroused controversy and debate among the artistic and professional public. The main question associated with them is whether the work or institution reflects an authentic and legitimate interest in art on the part of its donors or whether it is merely a utilitarian effort to use it as a tool to improve its public reputation and image.
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.
The documentary film about Jasmina Houdek is a portrait of a strong woman who managed to overcome the trauma of rape in her adolescence and became an important personality in the field of self-defense and especially in the fight against sexualized violence in the Czech Republic.
The current system of care allowances is inadequate for people with the most severe disabilities. The highest level, level 4, corresponds to about 5 hours of personal assistance per day. In that time, it is possible to get up in the morning, take care of basic hygiene, get dressed, prepare food, eat and go to bed at night with the help of an assistant. That's all. For one year, Assistance o.p.s. has provided five selected people with physical disabilities with the so-called "fifth" level of support, thus ensuring that they receive the care they really need. How did they survive that year and what was it like getting back to normal life?
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?
The city of Brno is preparing the construction of a large-capacity cable car to connect the exhibition centre in Pisárky with the university campus in Bohunice. However, the implementation of the project could disrupt the lives of dozens of protected animals and destroy the roosting habitat of raven birds. All this in a situation where either a trolleybus or a tram can already be used for transport. Is the planned cable car an important piece of the Brno public transport puzzle, or an example of the failure of the responsible nature conservation authorities?
In his pride and disregard, man sometimes forgets that he is not superior to the animal kingdom, but merely a part of it. This documentary essay juxtaposes images of emptied human activity and the animal's dislocation from the natural order. Without shallow moralizing, it invites us to reflect on the ordering of the world among us animals.
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.
This documentary reconstruction of a heated conflict between mother and daughter is inspired by Lars von Trier's Dogville. The high level of audience alienation is contributed to by guided puppets and a set dismantled by cynical set designers. The tragedy of the replayed event stands out all the more as the actors seemingly lose interest in it over time.
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