Special Screenings / Dvě deci tuše / Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2026
If the quality of a biographical documentary is measured by its ability to instill in viewers previously unfamiliar with the subject the desire to get to know that person and to spend time within their “magnetic field,” then A Pint of Ink is a successful film. Another reason is that Ester Geislerová, daughter of the Japanologist, translator, journalist, educator, and calligrapher Petr Geisler (1949–2009), has managed to capture her father’s exceptional status in late-twentieth-century Czech culture (and more) without ever losing sight of the intimate, familial, joyful, and painful dimensions. Through photographs, home videos, letters, and personal recollections, she composes a portrait of a charismatic charmer who remained mysteriously elusive even to his closest family.
Karel Och
86 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Ester Geislerová
/ Screenplay Ester Geislerová
/ Dir. of Photography Tomáš Sysel
/ Music Roman Holý
/ Sound Jiří Klenka
/ Editor Vladimír Barák
/ Producer Ondřej Trojan, Aňa Geislerová
/ Production Filmová a televizní společnost Total HelpArt T.H.A.
/ Coproduction Česká Televize, Ester Geislerová, PubRes
/ Cast Ester Geislerová, Aňa Geislerová, Lela Geislerová, Felix Geisler, Věra Geislerová, Anna Freund Lima, Andrea Rybárová, Petr Holý, Min Tanaka, Helena Honcoopová, Predrac Djakovic, Naoki Yamamoto, Anna Cima
/ Contact Total HelpArt T.H.A., Uljana Donátová
/ Distributor Aerofilms
www: @dvedecituse_film @geislerka @geislerova_ester
Ester Geislerová. Selected filmography: Reality (2010, short), Liquid Mother Love (Tekutá mateřská láska, 2018, co-dir.), Personality Postponed (2021, short), What We Should've Said bur Didn't (2024), A Pint of Ink (Dvě deci tuše, 2026, doc.).
Total HelpArt T.H.A.
Kříženeckého nám. 322, 152 53, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 267 073 007
Fax: +420 267 073 836
E-mail: [email protected]
Aerofilms
Milady Horákové 383/79, 170 00, Praha 7
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 947 566
E-mail: [email protected]
Uljana Donátová
Panská 1, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 221 411 011
Fax: +420 221 411 033
E-mail: [email protected]
Ester Geislerová
Film Director
Anna Geislerová
Producer
Ondřej Trojan
Producer
Tomáš Sysel
Director of Photography
Roman Holý
Music Composer
Vladimír Barák
Film Editor
Jiří Klenka
Sound Designer
Uljana Donátová
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