Stories of the 20th Century: Branded for Life

director: Radim Špaček

original title: Příběhy 20. století: Život s cejchem

year: 2016

running time: 26 min.

synopsis

How did people with a different sexual orientation live before the Velvet Revolution? Did they have to hide their true identity? Did they suffer legal prosecution? Former member of the Czechoslovak women’s table tennis team Jana Kociánová, government official František Bloudek, and FAMU graduate Libuše Jarcovjáková (author of a unique series of photographs from Prague’s legendary T-Club) tell their stories.

biography

Radim Špaček (1973) is a director of documentaries, fiction films, and television series. His film Walking Too Fast won five Czech Film Critics’ Awards. He helped initiate Czech Television’s LGBT-themed television magazine Q and is a co-organizer of the Bollywood Film Festival.

more about film

director:	Radim Špaček
producer:	Petr Kubica
photography:	Jan Balcar, Jan Vlnas, Robert Portel, Tomáš Polenský
editing:	Tomáš Polenský
music:	Matěj Kroupa
sound:	Adam Levý

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