- Occupation
Producer - Country
Slovak Republic
Oparty Jan
Afghan Women Behind the Wheel
The desire for freedom is natural for people all over the world.Obtaining a driving license is becoming a key factor towards personal freedom for Afghan women. However, is the Afghan society prepared for women behind the wheel? This topic and many others are beeing discussed by young talented director Sahraa Karimi in her film Afghan Women Behind the Wheel.By interviewing women of different age and from different social conditions, Shaara, born and raised in Kabul, gets the idea of their lifes and dreams. She tries to understand the issue of personal freedom in connection with getting a driving licence. The film is a fascinating portrait of women´s life in Kabul, where dreams are different to reality, Kabul, where the present time still has to face the culture of the past.
The desire for freedom is natural for people all over the world.Obtaining a driving license is becoming a key factor towards personal freedom for Afghan women. However, is the Afghan society prepared for women behind the wheel? This topic and many others are beeing discussed by young talented director Sahraa Karimi in her film Afghan Women Behind the Wheel.By interviewing women of different age and from different social conditions, Shaara, born and raised in Kabul, gets the idea of their lifes and dreams. She tries to understand the issue of personal freedom in connection with getting a driving licence. The film is a fascinating portrait of women´s life in Kabul, where dreams are different to reality, Kabul, where the present time still has to face the culture of the past.
The Rock of Shelter
For twenty years, each summer holiday, the place called Rock of Shelter in the Slovenský raj mountains turns into a work camp of students, teachers and random tourists. They all come here to leave their professions behind for a while and turn into asons and carpenters. They expect no reward and volunteer to live and work in extreme conditions to help in the renovation of a medieval Carthusian monastery. The film presents stories of ordinary people and extraordinary friendships.
For twenty years, each summer holiday, the place called Rock of Shelter in the Slovenský raj mountains turns into a work camp of students, teachers and random tourists. They all come here to leave their professions behind for a while and turn into asons and carpenters. They expect no reward and volunteer to live and work in extreme conditions to help in the renovation of a medieval Carthusian monastery. The film presents stories of ordinary people and extraordinary friendships.
Education: Film School of the Academy of Arts in Bratislava (1977-1982). Membership in professional bodies Slovak Film Union (1990), Association of the Film Directors (1991). Since 1991, general manager of the production company ALEF J.O. Author, director and screenwriter of approx. 40 documentary films, e.g.: Panska jazda (1984), Interferon (1985), Akrobati na snehu (1986), Autofokusacia (1987), Historicke struktury krajiny (1987), Stanko Muzik (1993), Spomienky na Martina Slivku (2004). As a producer: Handel's Last Chance (1994), Degas and The Dancer (1999).
Alef Jo Filmštudio s.r.o.
Uršulínska 9
811 02 Bratislava
Uršulínska 9
811 02 Bratislava