What Did You Say?

It awaits us all, few look forward to it and most of us is afraid of it. Death. When was the last time you talked about it? And is it even necessary? My dad is dying, and among thousand thoughts that run in my head there's one I cannot silence. We are no longer able to deal with death, not at all. Nobody taught us. In the world of modern technology, in our welfare society, we cannot cope with the most basic part of life, its end.   

How such a historically significant building as the Uherské Hradiště Prison projects itself onto the everyday lives of those who have it right under their noses – students and teachers of the School of Decorative Arts and what impact does it have on them? With this particular case, the film tries to show the importance of historical sights in general.  

A few steps away from Main Railway Station, just below the main highway, you will find the social center Naděje pro lidi bez domova / Hope for the Homeless. This is the twenty-fifth year that evangelist Petr Ševčík has been holding weekly services here.  He calls himself a missionary sent by God to spread the faith amongst people whom society views with a mix of compassion and contempt.

What did the preparations of the greatest demonstration since 1989 look like? Who are the people behind the organization Milion chvilek pro demokracii (A Million Moments for Democracy)? Is it possible to put up with the pressure and expectations of 283,000 people? The demonstration at Letná through the eyes of Amalie Kovářová.

Living is like crossing a bridge. Is it possible that what looks like it is part of a cityscape is in fact a living being? Just like people, it is born, it lives an eventful life, it experiences its fate and its quiet forsaken aging, and then it inevitably dies. Meet Kyiv’s Rybalski Bridge and its memories.

Is it possible to do anything about ringing in the ears? This film seeks sources of noise in the urban landscape. It follows the sound traces surrounding the author, the hum of engines over the clatter of railways, the clock ticking at home, and his own tinnitus.

A personal documentary about the (im)possibility of living in the center of Prague. The filmmaker and her five-year-old-son received an eviction notice from City Hall ordering them to leave the one-room apartment in which her grandfather lived for almost thirty years. The film illustrates the impact that mass tourism and City Hall’s housing policy have on the capita city’s inhabitants.

A symbolic dark bridge between students of various nationalities and a Czech patriot.

Route is a movie about eight railway stations built by Josef Danda, about our perception of architecture, about a train trip. About light, mirror reflections, station announcements, hurrying and waiting. When was the last time you closely watched a train station?  

How a charismatic mystic from Chomutov became my friend and guide in human existence and all things eternal.  

A short film about a failed relationship and self-acceptance through (video) diaries of both participants.  

What is hiding behind the walls of the closely guarded building near Smržová u Hradce Králové? The town’s residents have lived with indifference to the goings-on at the facility at their backs. The filmmaker provoked a debate which led to new information, rumors, and fantasies that have accumulated for years around the functioning of the place.