28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Humans
synopsis
On the one hand, the multi-layered film functions as an autobiographical portrait of a non-binary person, but at the same time it presents the wide range of difficulties and joys that trans and non-binary people in the Czech Republic go through. The personal is political in this film, which is why the kaleidoscope of situations includes intimate conversations with their mother over fried schnitzels, shots from Ride of the Kings, costumed festivities in the Slovácko region, talking about their coming out around the fire, and serious topics of discriminatory Czech legislation regarding trans people. The informal character of the film is enhanced by authentic interviews and handheld camera footage accompanying the lives of the protagonists.biography
Kateř Tureček (* 1993) studied theory and history of dramatic arts in Olomouc and completed their master's degree at the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU. They are also involved in teaching and activism. For their film Illusion, they received a nomination in the Best Czech Documentary category at the 2018 Ji.hlava IDFF.more about film
| director: | Kateř Tureček |
| cast: | Marcela Zemánková, Karel Pavlica, Alex Sihelsk*, Marek Šuránek, Ondřej Moučka, Anna Klusák, Václav Kemr, Dan Nemrava, Miroslav Šuránek, Roman Zemánek, Klaudia Nedorostková, Lenka Králová, Lenka Juchelková, Kateř Tureček, Ester Grohová, Nela Kozojedová |
| producer: | Ondřej Šejnoha, FAMU |
| script: | Kateř Tureček |
| photography: | Alex Sihelsk*, Ondřej Moučka, Anna Klusák, Kateř Tureček, Bhumika Singh, Adéla Kaiserová, Lenka Juchelková |
| editing: | Alexandra Volfová |
| music: | Ester Grohová |
| sound: | Anna Hokešová , Vendula Přikrylová, Lucie Zelená, Anna Kolářová, Barbora Aradská |
| executive producer: | Nela Beisl, Gabriela Heclová, Klára Mamojková, Nela Frauenbergová |
