Screenings in Třešť
Saturday Oct 25 at 8:00 PM
What About Petey?
Martin Trabalík / Czech Republic / 2025 / Czech with English subtitles / 86 min.
Peter will soon be eighteen. He already has the physique of an adult man. And considerable strength, which he sometimes turns against himself, sometimes against those close to him, including his father, who is raising him alone. Outbursts of aggression are a way for the adolescent boy to give vent to feelings and needs that he cannot otherwise articulate due to his autism spectrum disorder. His disability requires him to be constantly on guard. Despite this, and despite financial and institutional limitations, Peter's father, his sister Vanesa, and a pair of assistants try to create an accepting, safe environment for the boy. This intimate observational documentary, filmed over three years, highlights the patience and dedication of people who have decided to devote their lives to caring for others.
“The film should therefore be a tribute to people in caregiving positions. We want to show what they have to deal with in life, their motivations and doubts, and also what life or working with disabled people brings them.” — Martin Trabalík
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Sunday Oct 26 at 8:00 PM
Voice of the Forest
Zuzana Piussi / Slovakia, Czech Republic / 2025 / Slovak with English subtitles / 73 min.
Slovak forests have become the centre of cultural wars. For private owners, foresters, and hunters, they are a commodity that needs to be “cultivated with the saw.” Conservationists, on the other hand, advocate a hands-off approach. According to them, unrestrained logging and the mass culling of bears, which are moving closer to human dwellings from noisy forests, are destroying the ecosystem. The ongoing debate about who owns the forest is as polarized as society itself. Often, it is not rational arguments and long-term concepts that decide, but momentary emotions and ideologies. In her analytical documentary, Zuzana Piussi gives space to all parties involved and, together with them, reflects on the future of the Slovak landscape in times of a declining ability to communicate with one another.
“The film began eight or nine years ago when the We Are the Forest campaign was launched. I shot some footage at the time and put the film aside. I waited to see how the topic would develop. I returned to the material years later and found that not much had changed. The old material hadn't aged, but it had matured, so I finished the film.” — Zuzana Piussi
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Tuesday Oct 28 at 8:00 PM
Is It Worth It!?
Jan Strejcovský / Czech Republic / 2025 / Czech with English subtitles / 92 min.
What determines the value of a work of art? One of the most discussed, and at the same time most elusive, questions of the contemporary art market is at the centre of Jan Strejcovský’s situational satire. Controversial art collector Robert Runták, gallery owner Olga Trčková, and intermedia artist Jiří David reflect on this from their respective positions. From the mosaic of confident statements and unlikely encounters between different worlds and opinions, it emerges that story, reputation, time, taste, emotions, trends, and contacts all play a role. Ultimately, however, it is mainly about agreement. Between those who create art, and those who pay for it. Strejcovský’s film also plays with the beliefs and expectations of the audience. Perhaps we are watching reality, perhaps a mystifying provocation.
