In a constant search for closeness, C experiences emotions in all their highs and lows. Even if a familiar phase of togetherness is followed by a rejection of the other person and, accordingly, a sad loneliness, C does not give up. Again and again, new ways are found to find the longed-for closeness and tenderness. And to lose.
On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not-so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed by pictures of unicorns.
Harassed by the day, he runs away in the evening from people and town. He crawls into his little room to sleep. The dream is bringing him the limitless and quiet spaces of solitude. At last, he is alone and free. But the solitude engenders the fear.
While transitioning from male to female gender, Matia struggles with finding a genuine intimate relationship with a heterosexual man.
A group of creatures are abducted from their natural habitat.
In Alexandra Májová’s (née Hetmerová) student film, we can already see the elements of her trademark style, which she elaborated in her later works: artistic and animated playfulness, original stories and a slightly absurd sense of humour. In this film, she tells a story about three dragon heads, three princesses and an allergy.
The boy and the girl are suddenly separated from the picture book by a hand, which tears off a page from the book and makes a paper airplane in which the boy remains trapped. In her attempt to help the friend, she couldn’t achieve anything if all the children’s drawings in the city did not help her.
In these times of uncertainty and anxiety the film follows a day in the life of a young teenage boy as he faces his fears and concerns. Will he be able to confide in his school mates? Are they going to help him or ignore him?
A nurse, a Nazi, and a fish: this is the incredible tale of a young Czech woman who, in the face of Nazi occupation, trumps the invaders with her unique form of resistance. Her story is given an animated retelling that explores the collision of history, truth, and myth-making.
An animated comedy about a tiny man who lives inside a cat and the mess he finds himself in when he falls in love with the cat’s new owner. When he finds a woman his own size, he realises how stupid he’s been.
A zapping channel. A mix of interviews with philosophers, researchers, patients, lovers and ordinary citizens. Each in his or her own way, they evoke their perception of life.
Alfred wants to unclutter but scatters, his cars moves but too fast.
In a busy life, Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son, Paste. But…what is the correct path?
Short 2D animation grotesque about travelling to the different countries. This film was made at Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, department of animation.
The film is inspired by Borges’ short story Aleph. The protagonist is involved in a world of simultaneous events. Passing through the gates of Aleph he experiences fears, hopes and sufferings of humankind.
Interview with director Alexandra Májová.
Music video of the song “Sunrise” by Alberto Amar.
The interview with the directors Ala Nunu Leszynska & Nadja Andrasev.
In the old Jewish cemetery in the city of Safed, people come from afar to pray on the graves of rabbis from the golden age of Kabbalah in the 16th century, sometimes with hope to find redemption to their life problems.
A man gets off a boat. He walks into a restaurant and orders albatross soup. He takes one sip… pulls out a gun, and shoots himself. So…why did he kill himself?