Igor and After

Special Screenings - Classics / Igor a potom / Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2026

Synopsis

This year’s gallery of artistically inspiring portraits of uncompromising eccentrics (among them The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld, Robert Richardson: The White Devil and A Pint of Ink) features another unobtrusive stand-out in the shape of Igor Luther, a key figure of Slovak and European cinematography. Ivan Ostrochovský’s perspective is rare, dynamic and also meditative, while Luther himself co-authored the project during the last few months of his life. Works such as Juraj Jakubisko’s Birds, Orphans and Fools, Volker Schlöndorff’s The Tin Drum and Andrzej Wajda’s Danton, in the persuasive words of their creators, wouldn't have the same timeless energy today if it weren't for Luther's visionary endeavours.

Karel Och

About the film

70 min / Color, Black & White, DCP
World premiere
Director Ivan Ostrochovský / Screenplay Juraj Johanides, Zvonko Lakčević na námět Igora Luthera / Dir. of Photography Juraj Johanides, Martin Kollar, Martin Malo, Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík / Music Michal Novinski, Aid Kid (Ondřej Mikula) / Sound Tobiáš Potočný / Editor Alexandra Gojdičová, Matěj Sláma / Producer Ivan Ostrochovský, Tomáš Michálek, Martina Netíková, Katarína Tomková / Production Punkchart films, Cinémotif films / Coproduction Slovenská televízia a rozhlas, kaleidoscope, Slovenský filmový ústav / Cast Igor Luther, Meir Lubor Dohnal, Agnieszka Holland, Magda Vášáryová, Volker Schlöndorff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Juraj Jakubisko

About the director

Ivan Ostrochovský. Selected filmography: Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi, 2013, doc., co-dir.), Goat (Koza, 2015), Servants (Služobníci, 2020), Photophobia (Svetloplachosť, 2023, doc.), Igor and After (Igor and After, 2026), Only Beautiful Things to Look At (Prameň, 2026).