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Video footage shot by two sisters portrays their escape from the real world through their phone while living with their mother escaping the same world but with the help of alcohol. Their nice memories are interwoven with the struggles of the family.
Short experimental movie by Peter Naništa
Movie about an abandoned sanatorium in a small spa town. Constructivist building, a celebration of development, a substantiation of the architect´s humanistic vision. The author embodied here his ideas of progress and constructed a symbol of a modern society. Nowadays: it is a modernist ruin of utopia. Cruise ships that sank in spa park. The owners have no interest to take care of the building, which is not profitable. Therefore this unique monument is decaying. But what is truly dysfunctional? The building, the architecture or the society? Are we prepared to deal with modern ruins ?
A nature documentary about the sustainability of contemporary riverbank habitats... In the past, we were surrounded by vast river worlds. All living creatures came together in the richest and ever-changing environment of lowland rivers. The freedom of river basins is now a thing of the past. We have also shackled the Danube landscape. We dammed the flow, cut off the side arms, fortified the banks, and drained the wetlands. Water can no longer bring new nutrients to the land. This also negatively affects the fate of golden bee-eaters, playful sandpipers, and wet-footed fishermen.
The story of the friendship between Silvester Krčméry and Vladimír Jukl, who were called "generals of the secret church" and played an important role in the fight against totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia. They were already critical of the Slovak State and participated in the Slovak National Uprising. After the arrival of communism, they were persecuted and spent many years in prison. Nevertheless, after their release, they continued their activities. They founded "circles," small islands of freedom where people could think and believe freely. They distributed literature banned by the regime, published samizdat, organized signature campaigns, pilgrimages, and rallies. The culmination of their efforts was the Candlelight Demonstration, in which thousands of people participated and peacefully protested against the communist regime. The whole world learned about their actions. It wasn't long before their movement became actively involved in the Velvet Revolution.
Can love be replaced by material property? The film is a tragicomic and intimate portrait of an ageing couple from the Slovak countryside. They have been living in debt and repairing their house in the hope that their children will come back to live with them again one day. But in every parent's life, there comes a moment when they must face up the fear of being alone.
Mustang, a kingdom whose existence has long been kept secret, on the territoryof Nepal in the fabled land of Lo. It is hidden behind the high wall of the Himalayas, like a wedge driven into Tibet. The afternoon wind blows every day, tirelessly obliterating all trace of every caravan. In front of the royal palacemonks intone ancient Buddhist prayers over and over again. Time seems to have stopped in this medieval fortress. Electricity, roads and cars are unknown to these people and yet in some ways they are ahead of us. In their incredible knowledge of nature and in their way of life. The fortress of Lo Mantang, however, continues to guard its secrets
Poetika Anima is a non-narrative animated film based on a lyrical poem created by the synthesis of director’s diary notes. Countless symbols and visual metaphors, along with the original atmospheric music create a story rich with interpretations about a woman who transforms her disheartenment within a fluid spacetime.
A mosaic film reflecting the feelings of Ukrainian refugees after the outbreak of the Russian invasion. Slovak refugee camp shelters different fates in each room while the desire to return back home embraces them all. Experimental film poem was created as a collective work shot on 35 mm film in an effort to capture the impact of war on civilians.
A fictional depiction of four film students' stay in a foreign country. An adventure across the Baltic Sea to the flush pipe of an Airbnb rental. What challenges await them there?
Slovak photographer Magdaléna Robinsonová lost her parents during the fascist Slovak State and survived the suffering of concentration camps. After decades, she observes with horror the renewed interest of a part of the Slovak public in fascist ideas and the adoration of political representatives of the Slovak State. She asks what was the point of the suffering of the victims of Nazism if society remains uneducated.
Bratislava is a medium-sized European city. From an economic point of view, however, it belongs to the fastest developing regions of our continent. There is a constant hustle and bustle here. The city is becoming denser and developers are dividing up the last green areas. Buildings, often insensitively located, push out our inconspicuous neighbors from Bratislava. We start to miss them - so we look for replacements. We subconsciously feel that we are part of nature. But at the same time we also need a city. We live here, work here, go to school, shop in countless supermarkets. We enjoy walking through the old streets and along the Danube embankment. We live, or perhaps rather survive, in a city environment. On the fortified banks of the Danube, in the middle of concrete and asphalt. But fortunately, we are not alone here, as evidenced by the attentiveness of filmmaker Branislav Molnár.
The film follows the relationships of family members who have not seen each other for over thirty years.
The first female comedy special in Slovakia and Donaha! Don't believe it? Let yourself be tempted by more than an hour of soul stripping performed by comedian Simona, who reflects on the body, relationships, feminists, men and tourism. Including bonuses by Jakub Tapák and Jakub Gulík.
A documentary about the diversity of bird life in the wetlands of eastern Slovakia and the work of bird ringers. This is not just a film about the diversity of bird life, it is also about bird ringers and their assistants: an SBS guard at a nuclear power plant, an employee of the East Slovak Museum, a pensioner, an employee of the Slovak Karst National Park, a veterinarian, a zoo employee, a zoologist from the museum, a gas station attendant from Rimavská Sobota, an unemployed person, students from Comenius University in Bratislava, who spend more than 100 days a year at the station below Turniansky Castle.
A documentary film depicting the professional and private fate of the Slovak journalist, reporter and photographer Andrej Ban. Director Jaro Vojtek captures Andrej's personal story, his struggle with loneliness and psychological problems, and his efforts to establish the long-term and functional relationship he longs for through intimate interviews and during their travels around the world together. In parallel, the film chronicles the tragic and complicated stories of the contemporary world in war and crisis zones or refugee camps.
In the forest, the witch conjured up a gingerbread house to attract Janek and Marienka to her. After the intrigues of the evil neighbour, Janko and Marienka must also face the threats of the witch. The siblings help each other out of the hopeless situation with their own courage, cohesion and wit. The fairy tale, known all over the world, was filmed in the environment of the Little Carpathians.
In her feature-length debut director Paula Ďurinová sets out to wander among varied rock formations in order to try and come to terms with the loss of her grandparents.
A short film about a woman waiting for her love, about a man who looks for a perfect snowflake in far-away countries and about snow which conceals and melts dreams.
This piece of art was created as a special order for Creatures of the planet Perelandra that made a contact with creators of this movie in October 2007.
Seven days presenting a year, a shabby apartment, a daily routine and Mount Parralel. Eric lives with his dog in a learned stereotype in a small apartment. He divides his strict daily routine between rewriting paragraphs from found books about knights and dragons and walking his dog. The daily routine changes the moment a beloved dog suddenly dies. The terrible pain stirs Eric's thoughts and his memory begins to awaken. Memories of the past begin to surface. What is the root cause of Eric's desire to forget?
The three documentaries included in this documentary invite the viewers to recall many of the historical that had made a major impact on our future twenty years ago. The films provide a vivid picture of the political, social and economic processes happening during some of the key periods in the development of Czechoslovakia on its way to long yearned for freedom and democracy. It was a journey marked by a brand new plurality of opinions and a wide range of newly established political parties.
Flight report on the travels during November 1989 in Czechoslovakia.
'The Puffling Walk' takes you on an inspiring journey, showcasing the dedicated conservation efforts on Scotland’s Isle of May. This heartwarming story follows NatureScot as they rescue young puffins—affectionately known as pufflings—and help them safely reach the ocean, overcoming challenges posed by human-made structures.
Miška is 20 years old, and she has a dream of living in Prague. While coming along her journey, we find out more about her mental health and her love life
Kronos Quartet joins musical artist Marina Satti & Fonés (Greece)
In order to renew her passport, Tereza drives to the spa town where she grew up. Surrounded by tourists, she is neither a guest nor a resident of the city. She meets a young man. He is the only one who notices when she vanishes again.
A documentary film from the refugee camp in Belgrade. Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs and Roma have been living temporarily for years on the deck of the Pinki sports hall, and next to them, often separated only by glass, Belgraders relax and play sports.
Incredible ideas from an inventor.
A short visual poem about the fluidity of existence. Even stones flow—iron and glass flow too, only more slowly. Everything takes a moment. Time can be fluid.
Husband, father, cunt is an amazing stand-up special, through which the long-time stand-up comedian Samo Trnka will share with you his experience of transformation from a man who had friends and a personal life to a man who had a woman come into his life, later children as well and became a full-time father and husband. Through long-term research, he discovered that it was his family that annoyed him the most.
Largely left on their own due to their parents' jobs in other cities, a sensitive teenager and her kid sister must rely on themselves if they hope to glean anything from the life lessons they encounter.
A gripping nature documentary on life and conditions of brown bear in the Poľana Mountain region.
Only a few species of birds are at risk of extinction in our generation. One of them is the common hill myna - the largest species of myna on the planet. This is a short documentary that will introduce you to the beauty and culture of Nias Island, introduce a new project of the ISCP (Indonesia Species Conservation Program) and show that finding the last individual of this species in the world is not at all easy.