29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Joke

The Joke

Georgy Mezuev, Arseniy Aleinik / Czech Republic / 2022 / World Premiere / 7 min.


synopsis

War is no joke. But does that mean you can't joke about war? Stand-up comedian Mariana Shama fled from Kiev to Prague. Here she wonders if it is appropriate to joke in tragic times.
 
This film was made during the My Street Films workshop under the guidance of Zuza Piussi and Adam Oľha.

biography

Georgy Mezuev a Arseniy Aleinik jsou studenti Západočeské univerzity. Georgy studuje sociální a kulturní antropologii, Arseny studuje na katedře multimédií.

more about film

director: Georgy Mezuev, Arseniy Aleinik
producer: Georgy Mezuev

contact

Viktória Hozzová / My Street Films, z.s.
Ostrovní 126/30
Praha 1 / Czech Republic
+420 608 666 007 / viktoria@mystreetfilms.cz

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2022
section:Ji.hlava Online, My Street Films
language:Ukrainian, Russian
subtitles:Czech
colour:Colour

Info

director:Georgy Mezuev, Arseniy Aleinik
original title:Žert
country:Czech Republic
year:2022
running time:7 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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