Barabáš Pavol

Amazonia Vertical
Auyan Tepui - the highest table mountain in the Amazonia. Indians believed that demons live on the top of it. Becko Ondrejovic managed to complete the first traverse there. He was so fascinated with its vertical lines that he decided to come back with his friends, and they could climb up this totally virgin wall. Amazonia Vertical presents the power of nature and an adventurous discovery of a lost world. A film, which will affect the emotions of all of us.

The Tatras a Mystery
Mountain give us many questions, but any answer is really exact. There is still something hidden inside, the zone of silence. This answer contains a mystery. The mystery, that is delicate as clounds during a wonderful day and slow sunrise, but also stirring and scary as night thunderbolts. When a man cannot answer the question, why he must always come to the mountains what is evident, that he is seeking.

Pururambo
New Guinea is the largest tropical island in the world. In the era of satellites, this country of mysteries, myths, and undiscovered secrets, hides behind green walls of impenetrable deep forest. In a labyrint of dark swamps, people live high in the trees, in primitive conditions that have changed little since the Stone Age. According to missionaries, the natives practice cannibalism...

Tepuy
Deep, in the middle of the Orinduik rainforest, enormous sandstone massifs suddenly emerge skywards. The mythical Lost World - the table mountains of the Guyana Highlands. Thanks to its almost absolute inaccessibility, prehistoric forms of life have been preserved here that, as endemic species, have survived for million of years. In 2005, a large helicopter props itself upon one of the cliffs of the massive Chimantá Table mountain. Several strong men jump out of it, brought together by their adventurous souls, the stubborn will of the explorer, and an anxiety to penetrate into depths that nobody has ever tried before. Together, they travel to the insides of a satanic mountain, to discover hidden natural phenomena, and to fight back the darkness, damp and difficult terrain, as well as themselves

Bhutan
Ever since childhood we have all dreamed of living in a fairy-tale. In the world of dragons, princesses and a good king ruling over his kingdom with justice. There is such a kingdom in today‘s world, hidden by the steep, dangerous, icy Himalayas. A journey across Bhutan is like journey into a fairy-tale. It is a quest for the magic of the last kingdom on earth, and an ancient quest for happiness.

Mongolia - In the Shadow of Genghis Khan
A magic country, searching for its present face in the heritage of the 13th century, once became the largest empire that the world has ever seen, known as Pax Mongolica. Feared, cursed and also admired, the same as its founder, in his life never defeated, the chieftain Genghis Khan. On our adventurous quest through inhospitable nature, away from the usual routes, we discovered the other, unknown and surprisingly open-minded side of the aggressive conqueror, whose innovative efforts left a much deeper footprint in the thinking and development of the whole human society than we are willing to admit.

Mystery of Undergound
Shaped by motionless darkness, Slovakia's underground world is ruled by calm and silence. You will become enchanted by the diverse moulds, water-shaped passages, massive underground halls, narrow canyons with hurling waterfalls or crystal-clear lakes. It is no wonder as to why how many of these caves have been listed among the world heritage.

Carstenz – the Seventh Summit
High above the unexplored New Guinean jungle the Snow Mountains emerge. Above them rises the world’s most exotic and technically most difficult mountain – The Carstensz Pyramid. The path leads through the territory of the warrior tribe of Amahal which makes the whole trip one of the most adventurous expedition.

Everest - Juzek Psotka
His name rhymes with respect. Human, yet professional. Domestically and internationally as well. Jozef Psotka, called Juzek, or the laborer of the mountains. One of the most distinctive personae of Slovakian mountaineering. A man who stood on top of Mt. Everest. He was one of the old-school mountaineers, who didn't care for ambitions in the mountains, but sought mystical connection with nature. His extraordinary life was a great story about the reaching for the tallest pinnacles of the world.

Tales of the Tatra Mountains Peaks
The High Tatras, Slovakia's symbol – offer shelter and asylum to all those who seek calm and refuge for their souls... Their inimitable ambience and majesty absorb man in his entirety. Anyone who enters their realm should come with humbleness and reverence. It is a unique environment where dishonesty and pride are not tolerated. They remain stony-faced to those who have come to conquer them. But they reveal a little of their mystery to those who come humbly to learn from them... Amidst a background of beautiful scenery this documentary opens a door for you and invites you to take part in some ascents to the most beautiful peaks of the Tatras.

Pygmies – Children of the Jungle
Adventurer Ivan Bulík has been all over Africa. He still had one dream left to fulfill: he wanted to record the life and customs of the smallest people of the planet; to find Pygmies unspoiled by civilization. He starts his search in the Central African Republic and the natives lead him across the borders of war-torn Congo. On his adventurous journey he is threatened by jungle elephants and gorillas. Finally, in the depths of the jungle, he discovers a tribe of natural Pygmies who have been living by gathering and hunting for thousands of years and whose joy of life, music, and dance seems without end. They truly are the naked children of the jungle, endangered by civilization and also by one of the biggest wars since WWII.

Pavol Barabáš is the author of a large-scale of mountain-oriented and adventure films about peoples' survival in extreme conditions. He likes to look for stories the heroes of which go beyond their limits. He is fascinated by encounters with different cultures and is mostly attracted by the territories of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the lands of natural people hidden deep in the jungle. His films present the manner in which man should treat the Earth. They emit love and respect for nature, enormous mental power and moral conscience. His films have been awarded with more than 200 national as well as international prizes. Recently he was awarded the Grand Prize 2011 of the International Alliance for Mountain Film for the work of presenting the mountains and extreme regions of the world through important documentaries of climbing and exploration.

TROU DE FER – THE IRON HOLE (in preparation, 2011)PYGMIES – THE CHILDREN OF THE JUNGLE (in preparation, 2011)MONGOLIA – IN THE SHADOW OF GENGHIS KHAN, 61 min. (2010)THE MYSTERY OF UNDERGROUND, 15 min. (2009)BHUTAN , 33 min. (2008)JOZEF JUZEK PSOTKA, 26 min. (2008)CARSTENSZ - THE SEVENTH SUMMIT, 44 min. (2008)UNKNOWN ANTARCTICA, 40 min., 2008 HIGH TATRAS - A WILDERNESS FROZEN IN TIME, 52 min, 2007TEPUY, 2006, 63 min METAMORPHOSES OF THE TATRA MOUNTAINS, 2006, 13 minPURURAMBO, 2005, 54 minAMAZONIA VERTICAL, 2004, 63 minSLOVAKIA AND CULTURE, 2003, 13 minTHE TATRAS A MYSTERY 2003, 11 minOMO - A JOURNEY TO THE PRIMAEVAL AGE 2002, 68 minMUSTANG 2001, 28minEXPEDITION SIBERIA 36 min, 2001MYSTERIOUS MAMBERAMO 65min., 2000 BEYOND THE FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS 26 min., 1999 118 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY OF ICE, 57 min., 1998THEIR HOME IS BELOW KANCHENJUNGA 26 min., 1998