29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Voluntarily Infertile
Voluntarily Infertile
Voluntarily Infertile
Voluntarily Infertile

Voluntarily Infertile

Natálie Císařovská / Czech Republic / 2025 / The film already had its Czech Premiere / 26 min.


synopsis

Three men who underwent vasectomies comment on their reasons for the procedure. Many children, convenient contraception, and the decision to live without children. These are purely human reasons, even if controversial for some. The topic of voluntary male infertility is still taboo in Czech society; vasectomies have only been legal here for 11 years, but the number of procedures is increasing every year. Andrologist Lukáš Bittner, biologist Stanislav Komárek, and gynecologist Helena Máslová have different opinions on the subject. Should we be afraid that men will voluntarily become infertile, or is this a modern method of contraception that does not leave this burden solely on women?

biography

Director Natálie Císařovská graduated in History from Charles University's Faculty of Arts and in Documentary Film Directing from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). As a director, she focuses on documentary films dealing with current social issues.

film details

director: Natálie Císařovská
producer: Veronika Slámová
script: Natálie Císařovská
photography: Tomáš Pavelek
editing: Jan Daňhel
sound: František Šec
script dramaturgy: Josef Krajbich

contact

Tomáš Karmazín / Česká televize
tomas.karmazin@ceskatelevize.cz

Screening time

Sunday 26. 10. 2025, 11:00

Horácké divadlo – Malá scéna

Film at festival

premiere type:The film already had its Czech Premiere
festival edition:2025
section:Czech Television Documentaries
language:Czech
subtitles:No Subtitles
colour:Colour

Info

director:Natálie Císařovská
original title:Dobrovolně neplodný
country:Czech Republic
year:2025
running time:26 min.
warning:Zero matches above

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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