In the House
Current Slovak cinema premieres, television novelties, but also a film review of students Works from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica. The Slovak cinematography is extremely lively and Cinematik selects the most interesting documentary and fiction titles.
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Wednesday 11. 09. 14:00
Fontána CinemaFree 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…
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Friday 13. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubWhat More Said
Ba čo viac, povedané
SK, 2024, 23 min.; sk
Director: Martin Daško
The short documentary film What More Said tells the story of the almost 60-year-old shepherd Pavel Hadač. A creative artist who has gone through various projects in his life, from acting to carving, painting, and architecture. Among his greatest works…
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Thursday 12. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubAquabelles from Prandorf
Akvabely z Prandorfa
SK, 2024, 80 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Palo Korec
When a person overcomes the fear of making a mistake, the fear of their own fear, they become free. This realization came to five women from the village of Devičany near Banská Štiavnica. They took an axe, cut a hole…
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Friday 13. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubCrossroads of Jozef Cabelka
Križovatka Jozefa Čabelku
SK, 2024, 16 min.; sk
Director: Martin Polerecký
The documentary film Crossroads of Jozef Čabelka explores themes of envy, perseverance, and determination, and in its own way, it delves into the essence of living for the main protagonist. The film tells the story of the academic, micrometallurgist, and…
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Friday 13. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubBetween Two Worlds
Medzi dvoma svetmi
SK, 2024, 40 min.; sk
Director: Daniela Anna Korimová
The intimate reflection of the film’s author attempts to show the emotions children go through during their parents’ divorces and how it affects them into adulthood. She compares her innocent past with her conflicted present as she films with her…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubA Good Mind Grows in Thorny Places
Dom Strom
SK/CZ, 2023, 20 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Katarína Gramatová
12-year-old Adam, a Romani kid with grown-up responsibilities, lives in the so-called Slovak “hungry valley”, trying to earn cash for energy drinks by chopping trees with his older brother. Adam looks up to his brother for his tree-sawing skills, despite…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubThe Most Beautiful Corner in the World
Najkrajší kút v šírom svete
SK, 2022, 25 min.; sk, ua / en sub
Director: Robo Mihály
The documentary essay sets the mirror of contemporary Slovak society by pointing out the inability to reflect language and history, which has led to the threat of new authoritarianism. In the film, we watch a young Ukrainian woman who is…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubThe Whisper of Freedom
The Whisper of Freedom
SK, 2023, 16 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Anna Ahaliieva
The plot of the film takes place in the 80s of the last century in Czechoslovakia. The story shows the necessity of concealing the love between two women, which would have been unacceptable to society at that time. Certain circumstances…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubSilo
Silo
SK, 2023, 10 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Imrich Kútik
Claire finds herself in the middle of a small farmstead surrounded by wheat fields. Against her will, she becomes a part of a closed community of women who are forced to work endlessly by apparitions of crows. Their job is…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubThis Peculiar Day
Tento divný deň
SK, 2023, 19 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Emília Ondriašová
Martin is an art curator who has it all—a niche gallery, a flat in a hip neighborhood, and a beautiful, successful wife. However, the monotony of everyday life bores him. So, he fills the hole dug by the lack of…
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Tuesday 10. 09. 19:00
House of ArtsThe Hungarian Dressmaker (1/2)
Ema a smrtihlav
SK/CZ, 2024, 129 min.; sk, hu, de / sk tit / en sub
Director: Iveta Grófová
Marika is a Hungarian widow who, during the turbulent years of World War II and the wartime Slovak State, hides a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border. She becomes the object of interest for two men—a Slovak…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 14:00
Fontána CinemaTiny 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…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 16:30
ArtaThe Hungarian Dressmaker (2/2)
Ema a smrtihlav
SK/CZ, 2024, 129 min.; sk, hu, de / sk tit / en sub
Director: Iveta Grófová
Marika is a Hungarian widow who, during the turbulent years of World War II and the wartime Slovak State, hides a Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border. She becomes the object of interest for two men—a Slovak…
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Wednesday 11. 09. 20:00
Fontána CinemaI’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…
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Friday 13. 09. 20:00
Fontána CinemaWishing 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…
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Saturday 14. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsCzechoslovak Architecture 58–89
Architektura ČSSR ‘58 – ‘89
CZ/SK, 2024, 126 min.; cz / en sub
Director: Jan Zajíček
Brutally beautiful, yet brutally overlooked. Amidst the gray sea of prefabricated panel buildings, the second half of the 20th century also saw the creation of exceptional, spiritual, and timeless structures that garnered attention even in the West. Jan Zajíček, inspired…
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Sunday 15. 09. 11:00
Cinema ClubWishing on a Star (2/2)
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…