25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Yoring
director: Radek Ševčík
original title: Sekání historie
country: Czech Republic
year: 2020
running time: 4 min.
synopsis
A fragment of our past is locked behind the garage door, forcing us to sense not only what is, but also what was.
biography
Radek Ševčík studied media production at Creative Hill College in Zlín, and later film studies at Palacký University in Olomouc. But after one year, his thirst to create led him back to his native Zlín, where he enrolled at Tomáš Baťa University to study direction and screenwriting. His interests are varied, but his main focus is on documentary filmmaking. He writes for internet magazine 25fps.
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