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.
Thursday 14. 09. 20:00
Fontána CinemaPhotophobia
Photophobia
SK/CZ/UA, 2023, 71 min.; ua / en sub / sk sub
Director: Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík
On a cold February morning, 12-year-old Niki and his family arrive at the Kharkiv metro station to take shelter from the terrifying war raging outside. For Niki’s family, daylight is synonymous with mortal danger, and the boy is not allowed…
Thursday 14. 09. 20:30
ArtaStepne
Stepne
UA/DE/PL/SK, 2023, 117 min.; ua, ru / sk tit
Director: Maryna Vroda
The feature film Stepne was co-produced in Slovakia and tells the story of a few days in the life of a man who comes to a small Ukrainian village to take care of his dying mother. Once respected by his…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubWe didn’t ask to be saved
Nežiadali sme o záchranu
SK, 2023, 25 min.; ua / sk tit
Director: Mariia Yurchenko
A story about everyday life in a new country and the difficulties associated with separation and uncertainty about the future. Is it possible to build the future without the present? Is it possible to live in the present without leaving…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubShades of Light
Odtiene svetla
SK, 2023, 26 min.; sk
Director: Dáša Ferková
The short documentary film tells the story of Viera Karasová, a productive and purposeful middle-aged woman, a pianist who teaches and composes music with perfect hearing. However, she has been blind since birth. Even though she struggles with the burdens…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubScattered Nest
Rozptýlené hniezdo
SK, 2023, 28 min.; be / sk tit
Director: Valery Neskaradziany
The family’s journey for political asylum turns into a struggle for survival. The Shymko family is trapped in Belarus, but their dreams transcend borders. The family undergoes a civil “reincarnation”, a process not everyone is able or willing to endure.
Saturday 16. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubConnected
Connected
SK, 2022, 9 min.; bez dialógov / no dialogues
Director: Peter S. Kološ
Young girl travels to school by the sea using her futuristic vehicle. She does this on a daily basis. This time, however, the battery in her device is critically low and she needs to stop as soon as possible. She…
Saturday 16. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubStanding Still
Nablízku
SK, 2022, 26 min.; sk, hu / en sub
Director: Monika Mahútová
27-year-old Anna lives with her mother Hana in a small town near the Slovak-Hungarian border. Anna has dreams that will never come true as long as she stays there, living with her mother. Hana, as a woman who has experienced…
Saturday 16. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubHomeland of Silence
Ticho na poli
SK, 2022, 27 min.; sk / en sub
Director: Štefánia Lovasová
After the recent attacks in a small Eastern Slovak village, everyone stops talking to Ivanka, as if she was the one who caused the conflicts. Looking for modesty in people and in relationships, Ivanka discovers the odd feeling of losing…
Saturday 16. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubDinner for 2, Breakfast for 1
Večera pre 2, Raňajky pre 1
SK, 2022, 5 min.; sk, en / en sub
Director: Kristína Žilinčárová
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.
Tuesday 12. 09. 19:00
House of ArtsWe Have Never Been Modern
Úsvit
CZ/SK, 2023, 117 min.; cz, sk / en sub
Director: Matěj Chlupáček
It is 1937 and a young pregnant doctor Helena arrives with her husband, the director of the factory, in Svit. They want to build a utopian world in the developing Baťa-type town. However, the discovery of a dead body of…
Wednesday 13. 09. 20:00
Cinema ClubBrutal Heat
Brutální vedro
SK/CZ, 2023, 75 min.; cz / en sub
Director: Albert Hospodářský
In a world threatened by a solar fragment hurtling towards Earth, an eighteen-year-old boy gets stranded on his way to a friend’s cottage in an unfamiliar small town. A series of bizarre adventures force him to confront his greatest fears—coming…
Thursday 14. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsA Sensitive Person
Citlivý člověk
CZ/SK, 2023, 120 min.; cz / en sub
Director: Tomáš Klein
Post-war Eastern Europe. Young Eliáš and his dad, both disguised as women, run to find Eliáš’s mother through a strangely dystopian landscape where people are filled only with frustration and fear. In order for the boy to keep his childhood…
Saturday 16. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsRestore Point
Bod obnovy
CZ/SK, 2023, 118 min.; cz / en sub
Director: Robert Hloz
In 2041, when humanity uses very advanced technologies, the constitution guarantees all citizens the right to “one whole life”. After an unnatural death, such as a car accident or a terrorist attack, a person can be restored from their digital…