synopsis
Czech freediver, national record holder, and daughter of a synchronized swimmer and diver, Jindřiška Zajacová, attempts to tune into the water and let herself be drawn to the centre of the Earth, and perhaps even to the centre of herself. This contemplative portrait of the appeal of the soothing blue absolute touches on the physical limits of the human body, and seeks a way to float through the terrestrial world above the surface.
“With every exhale you merge more and more with the water until you no longer recognize the boundaries. You’re everywhere and nowhere.”
biography
Viktorie Aldabagh studied historical sociology at Charles University, and worked as a documentary reporter for the Voxpot group. She is currently studying at the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU. Her films include
Revenge Is the Answer (2023) (IDFF Ji.hlava 2023), the authorial reportage
Of People and Snow (2024), and
Evacuation (2025).
film details
| director: | Viktorie Aldabagh |
| producer: | Lenka Medová |
| photography: | Emanuel Mach, Viktorie Aldabagh |
| editing: | Alexandra Volfová |
| music: | Hugo Hauskrecht |
| sound design: | Matouš Vítek |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | Czech |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Viktorie Aldabagh |
| original title: | Hlubina |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 21 min. |
