A Descent into the Maelström
Synopsis:
Two brothers are caught by storm and they are drifted to the greatest whirpool on the world. Due to circumstances they will be forced to fight each other for life and death.
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A film about staging a theater performance 70 years after the events of 1948, as well as the real theater production that the whole communist coup was. Puppets seemingly without puppeteers, puppets moving about of their own free will – this is how communist comrades were and this is exactly how they’re presented in this film.
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The animated documentary by Jitka Skálová and David Daenemark focuses not only on the Munich Agreement, but also on the wider context. Thanks to the commentary of historian Eduard Stehlik, it provides an insider’s view of the Europe that awaited the most tragic years of the last century.
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Magdaleda leaves her home town, friends and a dog. On her journey, she is surprised by a strange with the Bear, with whom she has more in common than she knows. They reunite at a bonfire, where Magdalena spends time with children as their kindergarten teacher.
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This short puppet etude tells the story of an unusual way to get home after a night at the pub.
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A very short stop-motion film about a menstrual tampon preparing for a date.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Experimental
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A noble man awaiting to meet his beautiful betrothed lady receives quite a shock upon her arrival. Her pompous dress seems to a little bit too big to fit into the room. Despite the obvious problem, she is intent to not lose face.
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A girl who was hurt as a child keeps the memory of it alive. Having lacked love and empathy from her father in the past, she is not able to share her feelings with him. She can’t get rid of the painful memories taking her back to the day when she brought home a dead little bird and her father gave…
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There is a cold November in a forest. Its residents, strange anthropomorphic creatures, are preparing for winter sleep. Their fragile peace is disturbed by a group of sportsmen, who arrive to the forest for a training. They don’t realize that their dynamic movements could destroy peaceful forest life and leave it forever changed.
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Animated essay about global situation of our society living in neoliberalism which tends to constant need of growth and increases inequality. Film is pointing out problems most of the people face in their everyday life without noticing it, and encourages us for seeking brighter prospects for the future and break through.
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Days Off is a short film, an homage to the puppet and city. By combining puppet animation and live action it builds a certain strange kind of reality, a reality that is based in the real world. It is an audiovisual testimony using the language of surrealism, satire, parody, irony and gallows humor, a dark mirror reflecting today’s world.
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Short animated puppet probe into endless self-love, freely drawing on the ancient myth of Narcissus. Whoever wants to love others needs to (after) love each other
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There’s treasure in the bins – an inspirational trove or material for a new way of looking at the world.