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Dohnal Lubor

Glass Paintings
A portrait of an artist can be more than just a film about his work. In this film, Lubor Dohnal attempts to capture the multi-coloured translucence of Palo Macho´s glass paintings. The filmmaker and the artist try to find a common language without superfluous words.

A Fixed Point
A documentary about the Jewish community of Prague.

The Short Life of Helmut Hirsch
A documentary film about the student Helmut Hirsch who was executed in 1937 in Berlin for allegedly planning the assassination of Adolf Hitler.

...Wish the Truth for All
In the chain of stories that represents for us history, what is truth and what is legend? Nepomuk region in south Bohemia, Prague, the Gniezdno, Poland... Retracing the steps of St Vojtěch, the violently terminated life of Czech Saint John of Nepomuk, the Green Mountain Castle, where there was found in the early 19th century a manuscript whose authenticity has been a surce of disputes between historians and politicians and the unhappy fate of its reputed author Josef Linda - these are the themes of the unique ideas of poet, historian and diplomat Jiří Gruši on Czech history.

Nothing More Than Prague - First Trip
Two part series that provides a picture of "the European city of culture" through a collage of reportage and creatively concieved informative sequences with archive clips.

Nothing More Than Prague - Second Trip
Two part series that provides a picture of "the European city of culture" through a collage of reportage and creatively concieved informative sequences with archive clips.

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