How many doors must a person lock to open what is inside them? A short documentary film that reveals the space behind closed doors and strips one naked.
At a family gathering, 13-year-old Maya learns her father is ill. Amid the festive atmosphere, Maya struggles alone with the shock. How do you find comfort when you're afraid to talk?
Pigeons are everywhere, but what do we really know about them? How have they made our cities their own unique home? Discover their hidden world and see these fascinating birds from a different perspective.
Digital animation brings to life drawings of the northern lights created in 1839 by French graphic artist Louis Bévalet in the Alta region in Sápmi, Northern Norway. Multiplying curves mark infinite spaces penetrated by the hypnotic yoiking of homeless spirits – Vuoiŋŋat – performed by indigenous Sami musician Ánnámáret, accompanied by carelian bowed lyre and electronic music.
This visual-performative essay weaves an associative network of images between the symbolic resonances of pomegranates and the image of grains of sand carried by the wind from the sea and settling in the dunes. A group of young performers scatter sand in urban gardens and ruins, their slow, deliberate movements alternating with surreal images of hands floating above the sea and an island emerging from the sand.
After hundreds of years, thanks to Prague Zoo, the last species of wild horse, Przewalski's horse, is returning home to Kazakhstan. In June 2024, two military aircraft took off with a special cargo on board. Seven Przewalski's horses are heading via Istanbul and Baku to the old abandoned airport of Arkalyk in central Kazakhstan. Thus begins the return of wild horses to the Golden Steppe, which was originally their home.
A substance that saves lives and destroys them at the same time. How does fentanyl work in medicine and who does it help with pain? And what are the fates of those who have fallen victim to this powerful and addictive drug?
The name Axomama refers to the Inca goddess of potatoes. In the mountainous regions of Peru, her place of origin, this food permeates various spheres of the lives of the local people. This anthropologically conceived documentary attempts to capture the inseparable connection between potatoes and Peru’s famous colonial history, culture, and traditional beliefs.
Bára, Jakub, Johana, and Mirek are neighbors in the Symbios community housing project. Two of them have been in institutional care, while two have “normal” families. They are all united by shared fears and life challenges. These include not only coping with the absence of a home or, conversely, the oppressive presence of family ties, but also mental health, identity, relationships, and self-determination. They are trying to take responsibility for their lives, and with the filming comes the challenge of how much they are willing to reveal their authentic selves.
What helps teenagers with serious mental health problems return to normal life? A mosaic of stories from children and parents who have experienced hospitalization at the Opařany Children's Psychiatric Hospital shows the types of treatment that can help children return to a full life even after serious problems such as depression, suicidal tendencies, self-harm, or eating disorders.
African American volunteers in Jasper, Texas work to overcome their community's history of racial violence and reclaim dignity through grassroots projects, museums, and memorials following the 1998 lynching of James Byrd Jr.
Under the shadow of a regime frozen in time, two young Cubans find refuge in a lair of iron and gears. There, a strange rivalry emerges against an invisible presence that, in its silence, marks every aspect of their existence.
The film is an artistic reflection on the gentrification of Prague’s District 7, Holešovice. In this utterly captivating piece, an entire building takes off into the sky, lifted by inflatable balloons.