When I Grow Up(2021)

A-Okay(en)

Sex. Something that is part of human nature. Everyone does it and strives to have their happily ever after… Right? In a society where intimacy and romance are constantly everywhere, someone breaks from the mould after years of self-discovery. They send a letter to their past self full of their experiences and lessons learned, in the form of a short documentary. A-Okay brings attention to the hyper-sexualized and romanticized society we live in and how it’s expectations, stigmas, and stereotypes can be harmful to individuals on the aromantic and asexual spectrums.

The Kite(sk)

A little boy likes to visit his grandpa and go kite-flying with him. But as the seasons change, grandpa seems to change too.

Green Street(cs)

A look at an over-loaded freight train departing from Prague.

A Paw Over Dark(en)

A washed up actor performs night after night in a grimy theater to a nearly empty audience. However, everything changes when a clueless dog jumps on stage.

MAMALONACITAS(en)

A mother buys her teenage son a new pair of shoes from a mall.

Moravian Hellas(cs)

Karel Vachek’s graduate film offers us a documentary essay which is both a light-hearted and aggressive little piece and also a parody of investigative film journalism. The Strážnice folk festival, backed by the cultural Party apparatus of the time, for years had little to commend itself to authentic folklore. In the film the event assumes the form of a bizarre stage spectacle with almost surrealistic elements that Vachek reinforces with unconventional approaches (commentary appearing as titles on screen, singing, declamations into the camera, feature etudes, the fusion of news coverage and fiction). The result is a stirring film collage depicting various characters, from crowd-pleasers, Easter egg decorators, kitsch artists and peddlers, to museologists and local residents, all of whom come up against the eccentric "identical” twin reporters Karel and Jan Saudek and a bored actress who appears as an extra. Using their special blend of irony and wit, they present us with the sad truth.

One Way Trip(es)

Two young women try to adapt to a new city: nostalgia, loneliness, friendship and family are mixed throughout the emotional process of both characters. A reflection on the sense of belonging and the experience of being a foreigner.

Chaotic Wrestling: Behind the Birthplace of Stars(en)

Peek behind the curtain of Chaotic Wrestling, the biggest independent wrestling company New England has to offer.

Off the Record(en)

RPM music is a small shop in the centre of Newcastle selling vinyl records. Founded by former students, the shop has become a place for people with love of music to come, browse, chat and share their stories. These are some of them.

Beachworld(it)

The two surviving members of a spacecraft’s crash find themselves on an uncharted planet made up entirely of sand which they remark as being similar to a beach. The planet’s mystery is revealed when a second spacecraft arrives to rescue them.

Clicker(en)

Two boyfriends take a tour of their dysfunctional relationship through the magic of television.

Cordobés 65(es)

A brief portrait of famous and brave bullfighter Manuel Benítez el Corbobés; an account on still photos of his triumphs and failures.

In the Box(sk)

A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.

Sh_t Happens(sk)

The caretaker exhausted by everything, his frustrated wife and one totally depressed deer. Their mutual despair leads them to absurd events, because... shit happens all the time.

Blok 15(cs)

Artistic reportage from the construction of the Orlík Reservoir. One day on the large-scale construction site and the roles of individual workers in it, i.e. the construction manager, sprinklers, workers, crane operator and others.

The Enchanted Bell(cs)

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

Artist Unknown(en)

A short documentary on how people view art and its value in today's society.

Motocyklení(cs)

En Prise(es)

An epic battle between a knight and a pawn is about to start!... Except it doesn't, they're actually chess pieces

The Genie(es)

When a young boy tries to write the perfect song, the tip of his pencil breaks and frees a Genie who will only grant him one wish