28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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What Did You Say?
What Did You Say?
What Did You Say?

What Did You Say?

director: Jakub Volák
original title: Co jsi říkal?
country: Czech Republic
year: 2020
running time: 8 min.

synopsis

Pepa, a deaf guy, enjoys being among people with normal hearing. But pieces of information often come to him distorted. Misunderstandings are common, even in interactions with his boyfriend, Jakub. Jakub tries to learn sign language, but his impatience prevents him from really understanding Pepa. How can the both worlds be connected?
 
 

biography

The winner of Ondřej Pavelka's Golden Pen, a drama competition organized by A studio Rubín. He has co-written Kadeřnictví, a TV show for internet TV Stream, and Kočka není pes, a docu-reality show for Czech Television. His film Kde to začíná was shortlisted for this year's Nespresso Talents National Competition.
 

more about film

director: Jakub Volák
Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Creative Europe Media
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
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