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The films will be available for free online streaming from 8th till 12th of March.

SYNCHRONIZATION
Way of Sylvie
Directed by: Verica Pospíšilová Kordić
Production: FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
animation, Czech Republic, 2020, 12 min

Screenplay: Verica Pospíšilová Kordić
Editor: Matěj Pospíšil
Music composer: Filip Nebřenský
Cast: Filip Nebřenský, Paulina Kinga Dobosz, Matěj Pospíšil, Andělka Brixiová, Felix Šrámek

They say that women are great multitasker and Sylvie definitely is a multitasker. How does she manage it? And – does she manage it?

Sylvie´s life beats in a rhythm of responsibilities. And she is efficient, flawless, wonderful and tired. A small accident happens and everything changes… Or does it?

Director’s note about the film: »This film deals with problems of the society that demands and praises maximum performance in all aspects of life. We can observe this especially in women, who, aside from having to work same hours as men, must care for their families and households – and also look good while doing so. Women are expected to posess endless energy, sense of logistics and a wider view on things in all they do. Can they manage these expectations, and should they?«

Biography of the director: Verica Pospíšilová Kordić was born in Croatia in 1981 and moved to Czech Republic to pursue studies in animation. During the making of the Way of Sylvie at FAMU the storyline almost became a self-fullfilling prophecy as Verica became a mother herself and, luckily, unlike Sylvie, a wife of a loving and supporting husband.

Scum (Gnida)
Directed by: Margareta Grm
Production: AGRFT
fiction, Slovenia, 2022, 12 min

Something bad has happened to the model MARY (19) at a private party, but the next morning she’s not quite clear what. It’s just an uncomfortable feeling. The next day, she relives the memories of that night and tries to find out what really happened.

More at: https://bsf.si/en/movie/gnida/

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Inside (Vevnitř)
Directed by: Viktorie Štěpánová
Production: FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
animated documentary, Czech Republic, 2020, 6 min

This animated documentary takes us into the minds of people who have survived anorexia – a black and white world revolving around efforts to not gain weight, to swallow at least one bite, and to not hate one’s own body.

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Foxy Girls
Directed by: Maja Penčič
Production: FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
documentary, Czech Republic, 2021, 13 min

An honest reportage on womanhood, love and youth. Taboo topics that are a daily part of all women’s lives are expressed through four female friends’ authentic confessions.