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Shells

Pragueshorts at KVIFF 2022 / Schránky / Czech Republic 2022

The elevator at a nursing home is the perfect place for a dancer to explore the limits of his body, memory, and the flow of time. Imprisoned by four walls, he is forced to face the helplessness of his own weakening body. Starring Pina Bausch’s long-time soloist Jan Minařík, one of the most important Czech dancers of the twentieth century.

Shells

Synopsis

The elevator at a nursing home is the perfect place for a dancer to explore the limits of his body, memory, and the flow of time. Imprisoned by four walls, he is forced to face the helplessness of his own weakening body. Starring Pina Bausch’s long-time soloist Jan Minařík, one of the most important Czech dancers of the twentieth century.

About the film

9 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director Marie-Magdalena Kochová / Screenplay Marie-Magdalena Kochová / Dir. of Photography Ludvík Otevřel / Music François Svalis / Sound Alex Strapková / Editor Filip de Pina / Art Director Eliška Ouředníčková / Producer Ondřej Šejnoha / Production FAMU / Cast Jan Minařík / Sales FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts

About the director

Marie-Magdalena Kochová

Marie-Magdalena Kochová (1994, Czech Republic). Filmography: A Stack 1. (2017, short doc.), Will the World Remember Your Name? (2017, short doc.), OK2PAY (short doc.), Apparatgeist (2019, short doc.), Shells (2021, short).

Contacts

FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts
Smetanovo nábřeží 2, 116 65, Praha 1
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Film Director

Barbora Skoumalová
Producer

Filip de Pina
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