synopsis
Giant cargo ships and endless rows of containers embody the colossal nature of today’s maritime transport. The composition often places them in the background, as a backdrop to everyday life. The film thereby captures the paradox of maritime logistics: it is hard to overlook, yet invisible at the same time. A static camera, long shots, and music composed of the sounds of the port, and sea organs create the meditative atmosphere of this documentary poem.
biography
Tereza Smetanová is a graduate of the Documentary Film Directing Studio at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. In addition to making documentary films, she is involved in experimental theatre and film distribution. Her short film,
Vale Tudo (2023), premiered at the Ji.hlava IDFF in 2023, and was selected for the competition section of the Friss Hús festival in Hungary.
film details
| director: | Tereza Smetanová |
| producer: | Tereza Tokárová |
| script: | Tereza Smetanová, Atila Urbančič |
| photography: | Lucia Kovaľová |
| editing: | Petra Štefancová |
| music: | Antonín Laštuvka, Štefan Tomko |
| sound: | Štefan Tomko |
| production manager: | Marianna Vadovičová |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Short Joy |
| language: | English |
| subtitles: | Czech, English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Tereza Smetanová |
| original title: | prístavy |
| country: | Slovakia |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 29 min. |
