Fontána Cinema

Free the Chickens

Free the Chickens

CZ/SK, 2024, 15 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Matúš Vizár

A rescue mission to free chickens from a factory farm goes radically wrong, and a group of four activists is forced to flee into the harsh wilderness. During their escape, they encounter numerous extreme situations and ethical dilemmas, leading to…

Emília

Emília

SK, 2023, 75 min.; sk, cz

Director: Martin Šulík

Emília Vášaryová. We know her face from newspaper covers, magazines and movie posters, and yet we know so little about her. For more than sixty years, she has co-created the shape of modern Czech-Slovak theatre, film and television, but few…

Prevenge

Prevenge

GB, 2016, 88 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Alice Lowe

Widow Ruth has lost her partner in a climbing accident. All she has left is their unborn child. Ruth is seven months pregnant. Naturally, her body is undergoing a significant transformation. Her mind as well. Traumatised by the sudden death…

After the Fire

Avant que les flammes ne s’éteignent

FR, 2023, 98 min.; fr / en sub / sk tit

Director: Mehdi Fikri

Malika’s younger brother died during the police investigation. In order for the trial to begin, Malika must meet and reconcile with her estranged family. While the trial brings overwhelming media exposure, Malika must contend with the increasing chaos of her…

Between the Temples

Between the Temples

US, 2024, 111 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Nathan Silver

While Ben, a cantor at his Jewish temple who still lives with his two mothers, is losing his faith and his voice, his former music teacher Carla has decided to discover hers. These two lost souls, who are both teacher…

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

Îmi este indiferent daca în istorie vom intra ca barbari

RO/CZ/FR/BG/DE, 2018, 140 min.; ro, fr, es, en, de / cz tit

Director: Radu Jude

“I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians.” The words spoken in the Council of Ministers in the summer of 1941 marked the beginning of Romania’s entanglements in the Holocaust under the fascist regime of General…

Lapilli

Lapilli

SK/DE, 2024, 65 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Paula Ďurinová

From sea flows through dark caverns to volcanic deserts. LAPILLI is a personal reckoning that dives deep into the hard matter. Traversing through diverse rocky landscapes, director Paula Ďurinová deals with the sudden loss of her grandparents. An unexpected disappearance…

Booger

Booger

US, 2023, 78 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Mary Dauterman

After the sudden and unexpected death of her best friend Izzy, Anna struggles to cope with the loss of a loved one and move on with her life. While cleaning her room, looking for a photo album, Izzy’s cat, Booger,…

The Other Way Around

Volveréis

ES/FR, 2024, 114 min.; es / en sub / sk tit

Director: Jonás Trueba

After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have come up with the crazy idea of throwing a party to celebrate their recent break-up. While their close ones are quite skeptical, they seem to be sure of their decision. Or are…

Mrs. Buica

Mrs. Buica

RO/US, 2023, 83 min.; en, ro / en sub / sk tit

Director: Eugene Buică

The Buica family flees communist Romania and gets to live the American Dream, but cannot escape the sins of the Balkan soul. Love, scandal, tragedy, and the breakup of parents’ marriage, under the eyes of a son who documents everything.

Fakir

Pokiaľ ja žijem

SK/CZ/PL, 2024, 90 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Roman Ďuriš

23-year-old Dalibor, who, after his release from prison, discovers that his abusive father has a chance to get custody of his younger brother. He decides to help his mother with a custody dispute, but old disputes and traumas gradually surface.

The Dreamer

L’homme d’argile

FR/BE, 2023, 94 min.; fr, en / en sub / sk tit

Director: Anaïs Tellenne

Raphaël, a one-eyed man, is the caretaker of a mansion where no one lives anymore. Soon to turn 60, he lives with his mother in a small house located at the entrance to the grounds of the stately manor. Between…

Tiger Stripes

Tiger Stripes

MY/TW/SG/FR/DE/NL/ID/QA, 2023, 95 min.; ms / en sub / sk tit

Director: Amanda Nell Eu

Zaffan, a teenage girl of 12, lives the carefree life of a teenage girl in a village shackled by traditions. Together with her best friends Farah and Mariam, they form an inseparable trio. They have fun making crazy TikTok videos,…

Blackout

Blackout

US, 2023, 104 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Larry Fessenden

The sleepy little town of Talbot Falls somewhere in the woods of upstate New York. Charley is a talented painter. Alcohol has made his life a mess. Years of excessive drinking have caused him to black out. He wakes up…

Question of the Future

Otázka budúcnosti

SK, 2024, 71 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Maroš Brázda

A documentary film about the graduates of a Bratislava high school whose graduation ceremony coincidentally took place on the day of the parliamentary elections, shortly before the announcement of the final results. A similar peculiarity is that all the students…

Birdhill

Vtáčnik

SK, 2024, 70 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Eva Križková

The film Birdhill delves into the lives of residents of a Bratislava neighbourhood. Whether they are former gardeners reminiscing about the time when the area was just vineyards and forests, with no asphalt roads leading here, the director of Google…

Scarred Hearts

Inimi cicatrizate

RO/DE/BE/FR, 2016, 141 min.; ro, de / en sub / sk tit

Director: Radu Jude

Summer of 1937. Emanuel, a young man in his early 20s, is committed to a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast for treatment of bone tuberculosis. The treatment consists of painful spine punctures that confine him to a stretcher bed.

Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World

Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii

RO/LX/FR/HR, 2023, 163 min.; ro, en, de, hu, it / en sub / sk tit

Director: Radu Jude

Angela, an overworked production assistant is always on the move. She drives around the city of Bucharest in order to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company, ostensibly to raise awareness among its…

Grey Zone

Šedá zóna

SK, 2024, 75 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Daniela Meressa Rusnoková

A film essay, a personal story, a tribute to mothers and families of premature babies, at-risk newborns and the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

The Third End of the Stick

Tretí koniec palice

SK, 2023, 88 min.; cz, sk, rom / en sub

Director: Jaro Vojtek

Otherness within otherness. What does it mean to be different in a community that is itself excluded from society? The documentary follows the fate of Roma people who have become a minority in a minority society. Queer Roma men and…

Tiny Lights

Světýlka

CZ/SK, 2024, 70 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Beata Parkanová

Amálka is a six-year-old girl who plays with her cat and lives in her own world in complete harmony with the universe. But this day changes everything. The sunny house where her family lives, surrounded by a beautiful garden, is…

I’m Not Everything I Want To Be

Ešte nie som, kým chcem byť

CZ/SK/AT, 2024, 80 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Klára Tasovská

Libuše Jarcovjáková is a legend of world photography and an untamed woman who defied all conventions. Her life is a mosaic of fascinating encounters and wild stories—from the gritty underground of communist Czechoslovakia, through exclusive photo shoots for fashion elites…

Wishing on a Star (1/2)

Wishing on a Star

IT/SK/CZ/AT/HR, 2024, 90 min.; it, fur / sk tit

Director: Peter Kerekes

According to surveys, only 7 % of the world’s population admits to believing in astrology. Yet, each of us has likely been caught studying our horoscope at least once. Luciana de Leoni d’Asparedo is an expert in active astrology. She…

Living Large

Život k sežrání

CZ/SK/FR, 2024, 80 min.; sk dub

Director: Kristina Dufková

12-year-old Ben has just hit puberty and suddenly his weight’s a problem—for him and for everyone else. The other kids bully him, his divorced parents don’t know what to do… Even the school nurse is worried about him. So, despite…

Antiviral

Antiviral

CA/FR, 2012, 108 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

A dystopian world in which celebrity obsession has become a religion. A 24-hour TV channel constantly feeds its viewers with intimate information about current starlets. Fans have never been so close to their darlings. If you have the money, a…

Videodrome

Videodrome

CA, 1983, 87 min.; en / sk tit

Director: David Cronenberg

Max Renn, the commissioning editor of the sleazy cable channel Civic TV, is looking for new edgy content. He comes across Videodrome, a pirate broadcast of a hyper-violent program that is not your ordinary television program. Videodrome is a dangerous…

Winning Film of Section Cinematik.doc

Winner of the Cinematik.doc competition

Crossing (2/2)

Crossing

SE/DK/FR/TR/GE, 2024, 106 min.; en, ka, tr / cz tit

Director: Levan Akin

Before the death of her sister, retired teacher Lia promised to find her niece Tekla, who had been rejected by her family because of her trans identity. Along with her young neighbour Achi, she travels to Istanbul, where Tekla is…

Love Lies Bleeding (2/2)

Love Lies Bleeding

GB/US, 2024, 104 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Rose Glass

At the end of the 1980s, in a desolate American backwater, reclusive gym owner Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls head over heels for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a muscle-bound bodybuilder aiming to win the championships in Las Vegas. Their passionate love and…