At the moment we are preparing the programme of the Freedom Festival 2017...
This year, the Festival of freedom will go to regions as a one-day film festival with discussions and other interesting programme. It will be held in Púchov and Bardejov. Admission free.
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Púchov / 1st December 2016
County house, Nábrežie slobody 1, Púchov Morning performances block (9:00 to 1:00 p.m.) is reserved for students of primary and secondary schools upon reservation. 9:00 am - 4 SHORT MOVIES IN THE PERIOD OF OPPRESSION Short movies / Czech Republic / 2012 Imrich Gablech, Miluška Havlůjová, Anna Magdalena Schwarzová, Luboš Jednorožec Through the short movies, we learn not only the story of a man, also the story of our country. Four short films are created by the unique technique of animated comics. Under the guidance of Oscar-winning director Jan Svěrák, young artists and animator created the copyright works, which reflect the theme of the second period resistance. 9:30 am - SOUND IN THE SILENCE Document / Poland / Slovak Republic / 2016 /26 min Documentary road movie about students traveling from Auschwitz to Žilina. On this journey they visit the concentration camp, they meet with historians and artists. They will will discuss and finally together create a work that reflects their experience and approach to the topic. 10:00 am - Discussion with the students 10:30 am - RUN, BOY, RUN Drama / Germany / France / Poland / 2013 / 112 min Srulik is nine years old when in 1942 flees from the Warsaw ghetto. Hid in the nearby woods, where along with other Jewish children is trying to survive the end of the war. Sleeping in the trees and feed on what they catch themselves or steal on farms. Hunger and cold forced Srulik to return back to civilization where he must change the name to Jurek Staniak and pretend to be orphan of a Catholic family. In the villages we will meet people who risk their lives to help him, but also those who are able to betray him. Touching and inspiring at the same time, the story of the journey of a boy who had from one day to reach in order to survive. ___________ 4:30 pm - RED ARMY Document / USA / Russia / 2014 / 85 min American-Russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by Gabe Polsky. The film tells the story of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain Slava Fetisov. The film details the link between sports and politics. The film also narrates how players were wooed by National Hockey League scouts and eventually flooded NHL rosters. The film is particularly harsh on the ruthless tactics of coach Viktor Tikhonov about whom none of the players have a kind word. 6:15 pm – FOOTSTEPS IN THE SNOW Document / Slovakia / 2015 / 52 min Documentary about smuggling literature into Czechoslovakia in the period of oppression. Only in the 50s were destroyed about 28 million books, many authors have been banned and censorship was established. The central motif is the story of three friends who were involved in smuggling literature across the mountains. In 1983 they were arrested, imprisoned and subsequently convicted. The film analyzes the phenomenon of smuggling literature and explains the motivation of people who selflessly risked their own freedom to help to inner freedom and knowledge of others. 7:10 pm - Discussion after the movie 8:00 pm - TEACHER Drama / Slovak Republic / Czech Republic / 2016 / 102 min The story takes place in 1983. In a suburban elementary school director meets with parents of one of the classes. Together they are looking for a way to get rid of teacher, childless widow of a high military officer. Of course the parental meetings gradually reveals how a teacher is conquering students and their families to handle the whole area. |
Bardejov / 2nd December 2016
KTC Bardejov, Radničné square 24, Bardejov Morning performances block (9:00 to 1:00 p.m.) is reserved for students of primary and secondary schools upon reservation. 9:00 am - 4 SHORT MOVIES IN THE PERIOD OF OPPRESSION Short movies / Czech Republic / 2012 Imrich Gablech, Miluška Havlůjová, Anna Magdalena Schwarzová, Luboš Jednorožec Through the short movies, we learn not only the story of a man, also the story of our country. Four short films are created by the unique technique of animated comics. Under the guidance of Oscar-winning director Jan Svěrák, young artists and animator created the copyright works, which reflect the theme of the second period resistance. 9:30 am - SOUND IN THE SILENCE Document / Poland / Slovak Republic / 2016 /26 min Documentary road movie about students traveling from Auschwitz to Žilina. On this journey they visit the concentration camp, they meet with historians and artists. They will will discuss and finally together create a work that reflects their experience and approach to the topic. 10:00 am - Discussion with the students 10:30 am - RUN, BOY, RUN Drama / Germany / France / Poland / 2013 / 112 min Srulik is nine years old when in 1942 flees from the Warsaw ghetto. Hid in the nearby woods, where along with other Jewish children is trying to survive the end of the war. Sleeping in the trees and feed on what they catch themselves or steal on farms. Hunger and cold forced Srulik to return back to civilization where he must change the name to Jurek Staniak and pretend to be orphan of a Catholic family. In the villages we will meet people who risk their lives to help him, but also those who are able to betray him. Touching and inspiring at the same time, the story of the journey of a boy who had from one day to reach in order to survive. ___________ 4:30 pm - RED ARMY Document / USA / Russia / 2014 / 85 min American-Russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by Gabe Polsky. The film tells the story of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain Slava Fetisov. The film details the link between sports and politics. The film also narrates how players were wooed by National Hockey League scouts and eventually flooded NHL rosters. The film is particularly harsh on the ruthless tactics of coach Viktor Tikhonov about whom none of the players have a kind word. 6:15 pm – FOOTSTEPS IN THE SNOW Document / Slovakia / 2015 / 52 min Documentary about smuggling literature into Czechoslovakia in the period of oppression. Only in the 50s were destroyed about 28 million books, many authors have been banned and censorship was established. The central motif is the story of three friends who were involved in smuggling literature across the mountains. In 1983 they were arrested, imprisoned and subsequently convicted. The film analyzes the phenomenon of smuggling literature and explains the motivation of people who selflessly risked their own freedom to help to inner freedom and knowledge of others. 7:10 pm - Discussion after the movie 8:00 pm - TEACHER Drama / Slovak Republic / Czech Republic / 2016 / 102 min The story takes place in 1983. In a suburban elementary school director meets with parents of one of the classes. Together they are looking for a way to get rid of teacher, childless widow of a high military officer. Of course the parental meetings gradually reveals how a teacher is conquering students and their families to handle the whole area. |
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