25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Virtual Reality
The Ji.hlava IDFF gives viewers the chance to enter into the selection of 360° documentary films and works on the boundary between film and art that make use of virtual spaces to create autonomous worlds whose own rules are determined by visuality. We are interested in works that take advantage of the characteristics of virtuality in an innovative and contemplative manner, that experiment with the audiovisual representation of reality and real stories, or that build an entertaining and instructive world of knowledge and learning.

A surrealistic work inspired by the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant. The documentary takes us close to the power plant ten years later, where we encounter difficult human destinies, cruelty, loss and attempts to restore the balance between life and death.
After the Fallout
Sam Wolson
United States, Switzerland / 2019 / 13 min.
section: Virtual Reality

A suggestive film that refers to an old Nordic myth, according to which sailors were lured by mermaids into the sea. At a time when nature and man were much more interconnected than today, man is part of good and evil in nature, and this film calls for their reunification.
Havfolket Kalder Mørknet Vand
Vibeke Bryld
Denmark / 2020 / 10 min.
section: Virtual Reality

35,000 children accused of witchcraft and rejected by their families try to survive on the streets of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Using virtual reality, viewers can immerse themselves in the streets of Kinshasa where they see for themselves the difficulties of a child who has lost a family.
Kinshasa Now
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Belgium / 2020 / 25 min.
section: Virtual Reality
World Premiere

The consequences of the ecological crisis depicted in a dystopian vision of 2068. Our planet has been destroyed and only the most privileged were able to get a ship that could save them. Everyone else ended up in camps. The film is also a reflection on the difficult decisions in conflict situations.
Life-giver
Alexander Rönnberg, Petter Lindblad
Sweden / 2019 / 12 min.
section: Virtual Reality
Czech Premiere

This work of abstract form and movement takes the viewer through the universe, offering them a mystical journey into mysteries such as rebirth and extinction. The allegory of eternal return and the spiritual journey is the main theme of the film, along with life and death, which are interchangeable. The film encourages exploring one's own place in the universe, which can be real or imaginary.
Recoding Entropia
François Vautier
France / 2020 / 8 min.
section: Virtual Reality

Set in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the film shows a family as it witnesses environmental, cultural and political changes from 1980 to 2020. The story is inspired by people and places that really exist.
Replacements
Jonathan Hagard
Japan, Indonesia, Germany / 2020 / 12 min.
section: Virtual Reality
Czech Premiere

A documentary about the largest landfill in East Africa talks about the crisis and the undignified conditions in which the people there live. The provocative film encourages action and calls for sustainability, sensitive land management, but most of all for the improvement of basic living conditions.
The Forgotten Ones
Mufasa The Poet, Isa Mohamed, Charles Muchiri
Kenya / 2019 / 4 min.
section: Virtual Reality

A documentary about what individuals and families went through during the COVID-19 pandemic across China. At a time when social distance is becoming the norm, this film connects our lives in virtual space and preserves the shared memory of humanity.
Wo Sheng Ming Zhong De 60 Miao
Wan Daming
China / 2020 / 25 min.
section: Virtual Reality