18th Annual Pavel Koutecký Award and 7th ELBE DOCK IFF | September 4–8, 2024

Quarry

4. 9. 2024
17:00
Hraničář
Pavel Koutecký Award, short documentary
original title
Kamenolom
directed by
Josef Švejda
produced by
FAMU
year
2023
duration
8 minutes
country
Czechia
language
Czech with English subtitles

Synopsis

Anežka lives surrounded by cracks after her foster son and begs God for his conversion. Fragments of echoes from his prison cell alternate with the daily routines that fill the endless time. Meanwhile, a snowstorm outside the windows covers the rough Beskydy landscape.

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Josef Švejda is studying documentary filmmaking at FAMU. He works in the field of content creation, in the past he contributed to a number of magazines. His short film debut was JANG about a boy riding freight trains. He also recorded the views of people protesting against the coronavirus measures in a short film Vox Populi.