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Founded in 2001, the INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM (IDF) is a non-profit training and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of East European documentary films and their wider promotion. Our activities support filmmakers through all stages of completion – development, funding, production, post-production, and distribution. We aim at individual filmmakers (tailored consultations), groups of carefully selected professionals with projects or films (Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, East Silver, Doc Launch, etc.), broader professional community (East Doc Platform), as well as the general public (portal www.DOKweb.net). We closely work with key int. festivals, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, markets, or training initiatives and serve as the GATEWAY TO EAST EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM.

In Limbo – Seafarers Stranded Ashore

In Limbo – Seafarers Stranded Ashore
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Cases of crews abandoned by their unscrupulous shipowners on rusting cargo ships in ports thousands of miles from home have plagued seafarers from emerging nations for over a decade. In Limbo is the inside story of two such dramatic cases in Brest, France. Why is the port of Brest so prone to such human tragedies? What is being done to protect seafarers? The drama of abandoned crews is told through use of the diary of Captain Vladimir Kostyria as he and fifteen men descend into hell, through the personal insight brought by director Roy Lekus, and by James Smith and Jean-Paul Hellequin, two trade union activists whose spectacular actions in defense of abandoned crews goaded French maritime authorities into action before months turned into years.

Gorelovka

Gorelovka
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The village of Gorelovka is located in Southern Georgia. Doukhobors (Spirit-wrestlers), a group of Russian religious dissidents, founded it in the mid 19th century. Because of their anarchist and pacifist beliefs, the Doukhobors were banished from Russia by Tsar Nicholas I. They managed to keep their identity and traditions throughout the Soviet period. However, under political and economical pressure, many Doukhobors have now left Georgia and their heritage is disappearing with the last inhabitants.

From Romania with Love

From Romania with Love
  • Director
    René Eckert
  • Producer
    René Eckert
  • Country
    Romania
  • Language
    English
  • Category
    Adventure and Sports, Social Issues, Youth Documentary
  • Length
    5' 03''
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At Equilibrium

At Equilibrium
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Like the ubiquitous Coca Cola came appearing in Africa in the 80s, the American invention of snowboarding has been exported to nearly every snowy locale in the world. But access to snowboarding in most former Communist countries and the Near East didn't even formally exist before 1990 - all you could get were black market decks, bindings and magazine scraps smuggled in from "free" European countries. The residue of economic and cultural isolation still lingers. At the same time, the contemporary snowboard scene in the Near East as well as in Eastern Europe is strong. Snowboarding is not a counter-culture symbol like it is in the playgrounds of the affluent - it is about as robust an outlet of personal expression and freedom as you can get. They don't just "get it", they truly live it.

Czech Postwar History

Czech Postwar History
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A nine-minute novelty made by fourth-year documentary film students which takes a sarcastic look at the cut-and-dried way in which the country's recent history is taught in schools, and the superficial way in which it is perceived by the younger generation. A lively teacher is questioning an impotent guest on what things were like under Communism. As part of "learning through play," Milada Horáková is shown as a paper figure, and the details of her execution are demonstrated. The activities of dissidents are portrayed by means of a banal pub scene. A long-haired member of the underground relates a funny anecdote from Havel's country cottage... The closing titles take the form of an impersonal questionnaire.

Sona and Her Family

Sona and Her Family
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The young director Daniela Rusnoková selected one of the families living in the middle of the Rudňany Roma settlement, and followed their lives from 2004 to 2006. This family gave her access to the very heart of the community. The pivotal character in this testimony about the lifestyle of the local Roma population is Soňa, who is the mother of 15 children. She is a strong, loving woman, who is also a good wife and mother. The film follows her everyday concerns about getting by and her struggle with disadvantageous external conditions, which is getting harder and harder. It consists of two levels: an external view of a human journey and an annotated record of the working day is interlaced with intimate confessions from Soňa, which reveal her most deeply hidden worries and fears, but which also uncover the little joys she has in life. The film is an interesting portrait of a woman with a difficult destiny. It shows how it is possible to get closer to a person who is far removed from us whilst also describing the current situation in Slovakia.

Beats of Freedom

Beats of Freedom
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"Beats of Freedom" is a captivating film about the birth of rock music in Poland. In the times when life was controlled by the communist regime, music became an extremely powerful phenomenon. The Iron Curtain could not stop rock music, thanks to which young people could find their space of freedom. From the very beginning, Polish rock stood in opposition to the reality. The songs broke stereotypes and formed bonds among people. One particular freedom enclave was the festival in Jarocin, colourfully shown in the film thanks to previously unpublished archival materials.

Love Story

Love Story
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Desmond is a grown man and that is how he feels and behaves. He likes smoking his pipe and looking after his ducks. Most men talk about their cars but Dessie’s favourite topic is his two shopping trolleys. They are parked in front of his house and he likes fixing all details on them. Desmond is one of the residents of Camphill Clanabogan. It means he is a person with certain intelectual disabilities. He decided to work on his biography. It goes slowly but finally all of the important moments of his life are caught, word by word, as precisely as he was able to remember it. Regarding the background of this story you can see how Camphill works and all people living here: people with learning disabilities, young co-workers and home co-ordinators.

Marija's Own

Marija's Own
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A typical cross-section of bigoted neighbours in an ordinary apartment building are invited to an intimate party to honor the memory of the late Marija Violić, a fellow tenant, friend and grandmother. Instead of descending into sentimental cliché, the party soon evolves into a reality show, complete with all-singing, all-dancing interludes. The venue for this unique gathering is Marija's apartment and the music is provided by the hired musicians - a bunch of complete unknowns as far as the guests are concerned but in real life, the hugely popular Czech dance electro-trash band Midi lidi. And the purpose of this unique get-together? To finally fulfill a long overdue family obligation to the late, great, dearly departed Marija.

Invisible Strings: The Talented Pusker Sisters

Invisible Strings: The Talented Pusker Sisters
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A documentary about an almost mysterious relationship between two sisters, and about the power of music that plays a determining and essential part in their lives.

 

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