- Occupation
Producer - Country
Czech Republic
Zach Ondřej
On the Outside
This long-form observation compares the situation of prisoners sentenced for life with the situation of those who leave their prison cells after several years. What does a man do after years spent wating to get out? How does he cope with the fact that everything is different from what he imagined? What choices will he make? Will the situation be at least a little similar to what he expected? And what decisions are left for a prisoner sentenced for life? This film follows twists and turns in the lives of its protagonists. Based on the prisoner's stories, the film also ponders the universal issue of how to best deal with time and freedom.
Generation Singles
The documentary about people without partners is a probe into human relations in present-day Czech Republic, a contemplation of diverse forms of hope and disillusion. It deals with sexuality, causes of infidelity, reasons for divorces, and transformations of traditional partnership and family models. The life of one of the female protagonists has a surprising denouement in the epilogue and the destinies of the protagonists after the documentary was made are described in the final credits. “On the basis of the portraits of several people I would like to open up the singles theme. I would like to create a platform for discussion, I would like to stop and try to understand at least a little what is happening around us,” says director Jana Počtová.
Erotic Nation
The main line of the movie is comprised by a story of the first ever Sex shop in Slovakia. Karol Raffay had started his own business after the November revolution in 1989. He and his family sex-business as well as democracy in Slovakia basically undergo the same process and the movie is finding the parallels between these two.It tells a story of the shop, its customers, sexual history of the country with big volition and small self-confidence. It shows sexual life of Slovaks against a background of social, political and other changes. Slovak citizens can vote in free democratic elections for the first time, they can walk into a legal Sex shop for the first time as well. The situation is the same as in the postcomunist countries in the Europe. Both freedoms cause them problems.
Tantra
Sex is our lifelong companion. Tantra reveals a way to utilise the potential of sexual energy for personal development, to cultivate sexuality and to use its energy in all spheres of life. Tantra can become a discovery journey and awakening of hidden possibilities of improving the life potential - and certainly not only in terms of sexual power. The film focuses on the practice of the tantra teachers, examining their knowledge and experience, as well as on methods of purely pragmatic tantra sellers conducting business in a highly attractive and, without a doubt, lucrative field that is still largely perceived as something forbidden.
This long-form observation compares the situation of prisoners sentenced for life with the situation of those who leave their prison cells after several years. What does a man do after years spent wating to get out? How does he cope with the fact that everything is different from what he imagined? What choices will he make? Will the situation be at least a little similar to what he expected? And what decisions are left for a prisoner sentenced for life? This film follows twists and turns in the lives of its protagonists. Based on the prisoner's stories, the film also ponders the universal issue of how to best deal with time and freedom.
Generation Singles
The documentary about people without partners is a probe into human relations in present-day Czech Republic, a contemplation of diverse forms of hope and disillusion. It deals with sexuality, causes of infidelity, reasons for divorces, and transformations of traditional partnership and family models. The life of one of the female protagonists has a surprising denouement in the epilogue and the destinies of the protagonists after the documentary was made are described in the final credits. “On the basis of the portraits of several people I would like to open up the singles theme. I would like to create a platform for discussion, I would like to stop and try to understand at least a little what is happening around us,” says director Jana Počtová.
Erotic Nation
The main line of the movie is comprised by a story of the first ever Sex shop in Slovakia. Karol Raffay had started his own business after the November revolution in 1989. He and his family sex-business as well as democracy in Slovakia basically undergo the same process and the movie is finding the parallels between these two.It tells a story of the shop, its customers, sexual history of the country with big volition and small self-confidence. It shows sexual life of Slovaks against a background of social, political and other changes. Slovak citizens can vote in free democratic elections for the first time, they can walk into a legal Sex shop for the first time as well. The situation is the same as in the postcomunist countries in the Europe. Both freedoms cause them problems.
Tantra
Sex is our lifelong companion. Tantra reveals a way to utilise the potential of sexual energy for personal development, to cultivate sexuality and to use its energy in all spheres of life. Tantra can become a discovery journey and awakening of hidden possibilities of improving the life potential - and certainly not only in terms of sexual power. The film focuses on the practice of the tantra teachers, examining their knowledge and experience, as well as on methods of purely pragmatic tantra sellers conducting business in a highly attractive and, without a doubt, lucrative field that is still largely perceived as something forbidden.
The Dream Journey of Petr Koukal
In Fall 2010, as Petr played the best badminton of his life, beating the world's top players, the bad news came. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to undergo immediate surgery and subsequent chemotherapy. All of that but six months before qualifications for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Fortunately, this fear soon diminished into a comparatively smaller one: Can he fulfill his dream of becoming the first Czech badminton player with a double Olympic participation? Seven weeks after the chemo treatment, he was back on court, working hard to get back his strength. He defended the national championship title. His hair started growing again. In April 2011, the Olympic qualification started; in a year, his dream can come true. The film depicts one year in the life of a young man who has set himself a goal and goes for it.
In Fall 2010, as Petr played the best badminton of his life, beating the world's top players, the bad news came. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to undergo immediate surgery and subsequent chemotherapy. All of that but six months before qualifications for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Fortunately, this fear soon diminished into a comparatively smaller one: Can he fulfill his dream of becoming the first Czech badminton player with a double Olympic participation? Seven weeks after the chemo treatment, he was back on court, working hard to get back his strength. He defended the national championship title. His hair started growing again. In April 2011, the Olympic qualification started; in a year, his dream can come true. The film depicts one year in the life of a young man who has set himself a goal and goes for it.
HBO Czech Republic’s original production started off in 2004 with Na stojáka (Stand Up) show. The successful show was followed by documentary films within HBO’s Bez Cenzury (Without Censorship) series, tackling controversial issues - Erotic Nation (2009, Peter Begányi), Heaven Hell (2010, David Čálek), For Semafor (2010, Miroslav Janek), Saving Edwards (2010, Dagmar Smržová), Rock of Life (2011, Jan Gogola Jr.), Generation Singles (2011, Jana Počtová) and OUT (2011, Veronika Sobková). HBO Czech Republic has also produced numerous feature films.
HBO Czech Republic’s original production started off in 2004 with Na stojáka (Stand Up) show. The successful show was followed by documentary films within HBO’s Bez Cenzury (Without Censorship) series, tackling controversial issues - Erotic Nation (2009, Peter Begányi), Heaven Hell (2010, David Čálek), For Semafor (2010, Miroslav Janek), Saving Edwards (2010, Dagmar Smržová), Rock of Life (2011, Jan Gogola Jr.), Generation Singles (2011, Jana Počtová) and OUT (2011, Veronika Sobková). HBO Czech Republic has also produced numerous feature films.
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