People Next Door
Sections of 53rd KVIFF
- Official Selection - Competition
- Official Selection - Out of Competition
- East of the West - Competition
- Documentary Films - Competition
- Special Events
- Horizons
- Another View
- Imagina
- Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow
- Midnight Screenings
- Czech Films 2017–2018
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Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society
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Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
- People Next Door
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Seven Close Encounters
- Out of the Past
- Prague Short Film Festival Presents
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Children of a Lesser God
Bohem zapomenuté děti /
Children of a Lesser God
Directed by: Randa Haines
USA, 1986, 114 min
An Academy Award-winning romance. James begins teaching at a school for the deaf. His belief that they should be taught to speak doesn’t wash with Sarah, who will need persuading if he is to draw her out of her world. But after falling in love with Sarah, James must learn that if we love someone, we can’t control them.
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Land of Silence and Darkness
Krajina ticha a temnoty /
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Germany, 1971, 85 min
Although only three people and minimal funding were involved in its creation, this picture is one of the most important documentaries of all time. The story of Fini Straubinger, a deaf-blind woman, demonstrates what it means to be truly alone. How can deaf-blind people understand our world? And can they reconcile themselves to their fate?
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The Past
Minulost /
Minulost
Directed by: Ivo Trajkov
Czech Republic, 1998, 95 min
Employing purely cinematic devices, the film conveys to a hearing audience the way in which the hearing-impaired perceive the world around them. The Past tells the story of František, a lost man who lands himself in prison after killing the lover of his girlfriend Líza in a fit of rage. An evocative drama from Ivo Trajkov with Karel Zima in the lead role.
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A Quiet Place
Tiché místo /
A Quiet Place
Directed by: John Krasinski
USA, 2018, 90 min
Could it ever happen that something we call a disability might become necessary for survival? Since Their arrival on Earth, it has become essential to remain silent. Even the smallest sound can attract Their attention – and certain death. The Abbot family’s eldest daughter was born deaf, and their knowledge of sign language is protecting them. But for how long?
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Nevidím zlo, neslyším zlo /
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
USA, 1989, 103 min
Wally is rude, loud, and blind. Dave is cultured, quiet, and deaf. They couldn’t be more different, but they complement each other perfectly. A classic of the genre, this crime comedy brings to the screen two hardheaded guys who don’t take guff from anyone.
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The Silent Child
Tiché dítě /
The Silent Child
Directed by: Chris Overton
United Kingdom, 2017, 20 min
Libby, who is deaf, is growing up in a family where, for all the rush, there’s still no time left for the seemingly shy little girl. Everything changes when she meets a social worker named Joanne… This Academy Award-winning short film is an empathetic manifesto on the right of the deaf to have their own language. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaking delegation headed by screenwriter and actress Rachel Shenton, ambassador of Britain’s National Deaf Children’s Society.
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The Tribe
Kmen /
Plemya
Directed by: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
Ukraine, 2014, 130 min
Sergei is the new kid at a boarding school for deaf-mute children. During the course of his harrowing initiation he endeavours to experience love in spite of the emotion-deprived world around him. This icy debut, which employs the untraditional medium of sign language, needs not a single word to convey the full, devastating picture of how human society works – a fact also reflected in the film’s array of coveted awards.