The Crossing

Tereza Plavecká / Czech Republic / 2022 / World Premiere / 8 min.

synopsis

20 years ago, a car ran over a man at a pedestrian crossing in Prague's Čimická street. It was my dad. I couldn't walk across that crosswalk for years. A short poetic film from a place that has a special meaning for me and a glimpse into the relationship with my father.

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This film was made during the My Street Films workshop under the guidance of Marika Pecháčková and Jan Sacher.

The film received first prize of the My Street Films Award as well as Student Jury Award.

biography

Tereza Plavecká studied Media and Communication Studies at the Charles University. She founded "Bardzo Fajný Festival" of Polish culture. She used to work in PR, culture or media, now she is a donor care worker at "Children of the Full Moon" (Děti úplňku). In 2017 she made a short film Forest (Les), which received a special mention from the jury of the My Street Films competition.