A Way Away

Ema Hůlková / Czech Republic / 2026 / World Premiere / 7 min.

synopsis

This lyrical introspective work, which straddles the line between fiction and documentary, tells the story of a train travelling through time and across the landscape, from the present to the past, from the reality of a hospital ward to a merciful timelessness bathed in the raw colours of autumn. It is also the story of a woman who, in a silence underscored by a sense of impending tragedy, is fleeing somewhere from something, inwards and outwards, back and forth.

“Although my films deal with serious subjects, I also want them to have light.” — Ema Hůlková, mujRozhlas

biography

Ema Hůlková (2001) is a screenwriter, director and student of documentary filmmaking at FAMU. She focuses on both documentary and feature-length films with social and poetic themes. Ji.hlava IDFF 2022 screened her films ...Where It's Green a Lot, Behind the Horizon and Liars Sell You Brusher Trials. Her film Butterfly Girl (2025) was nominated for a Czech Lion and the Magnesia Award for Best Student Film.