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Our SHORT FILM selection is out!
The time has come to reveal some of the short films available to watch at the Sydney Czech and Slovak Film Festival's 11th edition!
Popular short films have become an essential part of the festival;
whether its a fiction, animation, or a controversial tale,
we love including them each year.
Here is the sneak preview of this year's selections:
THE WHISPER OF FREEDOM / ŠEPOT SLOBODY
2023 - SK - Fiction - 15:55 min
DIRECTOR: Anna Ahaliieva
This short film is set in the 1980s in Czechoslovakia. Certain circumstances force two women to hide their shared feelings, which were unacceptable to the society at the time, and to adapt to a "traditional" life which is against what their hearts feel.
A TALE OF FAMILY HERITAGE / O RODINNÉM DĚDICTVÍ NA FRANTIŠKOVĚ LHOTĚ
2023 - CZ - Fiction - 12:53 min
DIRECTOR: Viola Bláhová
František is the first in a family of artists not to inherit artistic talent. As a tradition, he should hang his painting in the family gallery on his 25th birthday. A paintbrush appears, giving him power to make beautiful paintings. Will he use the service of magic or will he be the first to break the tradition of his family heritage?
SYMPHONY / SYMFONIE
2023 - CZ - Ficton - 8:31 min
DIRECTORS: Ondřej Nedvěd, Vojtěch Komárek
Little boy Martin has a visual disorder. He stays at home alone with his only friend - a magical toy called Francis, that helps Martin to explore the world. When he is invited to play football with the kids on the street he happily joins the game but nothing goes as the boy expected.
ON A HIGH HORSE / NA VYCHÝR
2023 SK - Animation - 2:55 min
DIRECTOR: Samuel Púchovský
The Magpie, as is her habit, collects shiny objects into her nest. Other birds living in her vicinity, however, build their nests in a classical practical way, from pieces of wood. The Magpie laughs at them and maniacally stuffs her nest with a huge pile of gold. On the day of the storm, however, reckoning comes with not so shining consequences.