25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Fiat voluntas tua
director: Adéla Komrzý
original title: Fiat voluntas tua
country: Czech Republic
year: 2016
running time: 3 min.
synopsis
A montage of scenes exploring the meaning of existence, which during its brief stay on Earth finds itself controlled by a higher power, a parasite that controls all of Life, shaping it and determining time. Footage of thousands of chicks killed just hours after their birth alternate with scenes of a flowering summer garden.
biography
Adéla Komrzý (1992) is studying documentary film at FAMU. In her work, she engages in a critique of contemporary Czech society from unusual perspectives. Her contribution to the documentary cycle Television Celebration earned her a 2013 FITES Award.more about film
director: | Adéla Komrzý |
producer: | Ondřej Šejnoha |
photography: | Stanislav Adam |
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