THE WILD ONE (FR, HU)
A documentary film about Jack Garfein – an American director and producer from Mukachevo, who survived Auschwitz and introduced the world to James Dean.
EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING (HU, SK)
A hit of the Venice Film Festival, the story about an electrified society where ordinary school graduation exams become a national scandal.
SLOVAK FEMALE DIRECTORS (SK)
The program was created in cooperation with Azyl Shorts – an international short film festival in Slovakia. Its unique feature is the presentation of films and music videos with a duration of 1-5 minutes.
Age Restrictions: Recommended for viewers aged 16 and older, accompanied by parents.
The films are shown with Ukrainian and English subtitles.
MAGIC MOMENTS
Director: Martina Buchelová
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 20 minutes
Parents struggle to earn money, so sisters basically take care of each other alone.
- Why we walk on the grass?
- So that we step into shit and are lucky.
Thanks to the bond they have, they might have already won over life's shit.
ANA
Director: Romana Candráková
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 7 minutes
A story abstractly describing the struggle of a young girl with an eating disorder. Drowning in remorse, fragments of her past are revealed, which is intertwined with a struggle with obsessive control, helplessness and fear. The fear of the continuation of this cycle is justified, because the disease takes a little bit of Ana herself with each denied bite.
BOREDOM
Director: Alica Bednáriková
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 19 minutes
An absurd tragicomedy depicting the life of Greta, a pathological liar who deceives everyone within her reach.
DINNER FOR 2 -
BREAKFAST FOR 1
Director: Kristína Žilinčárová
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 4 minutes
A young woman who craves for more recounts the story of a special dinner. A film about eating and female desire that genre-wise oscillates between fashion film, horror, video clip, and drama.
DONNA BELLA
Director: Emma Virág Csuport
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 3 minute
She feels dirty. Bella wakes up, showers, shaves her legs and when she looks into the mirror the only thing there is her tired aging face. You can wash clothes to get rid of the physical dirt but you cannot do the same with your souls. Or can you?
LUCIA
Director: Mikulas Krispin Izdinsky
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 24 minutes
An actress turning 50 with a phone-addicted daughter and a martial arts fanatic husband suddenly realises “I don’t have to worry about what people think of me.” Time for new things. ‘Lucia’ has a lovely light touch and oozes charm.
YOUNG FILM FEST FOR KIDS (CZ)
The program was created in cooperation with Young Film Fest – an international film festival for a young audience (Czech Republic). The festival program focuses on intergenerational dialogue about cinema, film education, and topics important to contemporary youth.
Age Restrictions: Recommended for viewers aged 3 and older, accompanied by parents.
The films do not contain dialogues.
ЗА БОРТОМ!
Режисер_ки: Барбора Валецька,
Філіп Пошивач
Країни: Чехія, Словаччина
Хронометраж: 12
ПЛОДИ ХМАРИНОК
Режисер: Катеріна Карганкова
Країни: Чехія
Хронометраж: 10
МАЛЕНЬКИЙ КУСТО
Режисер: Якуб Коуржил
Країни: Чехія
Хронометраж: 8
Короткометражний анімаційний фільм про маленького хлопчика, який мріє про підводні пригоди у засніженому місті. Омаж Жаку-Іву Кусто.
ЗВУКИ ПОМІЖ ГІЛЛЯ
Режисер: Філіп Дівʼяк
Країни: Чехія
Хронометраж: 15
Фільм про безпритульного музиканта, якого випроторили з міста, коли королева побачила його обличчя. І навіть коли вартові розтрощили його інструмент, він не втратив надію його полагодити.