Koliba: Forgotten Glory of Slovak Film Studios

Niva rieky Latorice

January 2009 •Slovak

Návod na prežitie – Rusíni

January 2021 •Slovak

Ostrov Žitný už nie je taký pitný

January 2018 •Slovak

Príbeh krajiny lúk

February 2022 •Slovak

Zlatí chlapci: Príbehy slovenského hokeja

May 2020 •Slovak

Wild Slovakia with Nigel Marven

January 2024 •Slovak

Pictures of the Old World

July 1972 •Slovak

A raw and telling portrait of a people left behind by the modern world, inspired by the work of photographer Martin Martinček - whose pictures of the inhabitants of the Liptov region in central Slovakia, encompassed by the Tatra mountains, distilled entire lifetimes into luminous and intransient images. Dušan Hanák's continuation of these photographs takes the shape of a poetic visual essay, capturing more comprehensive vignettes of their isolated human experiences.

Odkazy starého sveta

February 2024 •Slovak

Bronzové halušky

September 2011 •Czech

The Killing of a Journalist

August 2022 •Slovak

A young investigative journalist and his fiancée are brutally murdered in their home in Slovakia. Their deaths inspire the biggest protests in Slovakia since the fall of communism. The story takes an unexpected turn when a source leaks the secret murder case file to the murdered journalist’s colleagues. It includes the computers and encrypted communications of the assassination’s alleged mastermind, a businessman closely connected to the country’s ruling party. Trawling these encrypted messages, journalists discover that their country has been captured by corrupt oligarchs, judges and law enforcement officials. A reckoning awaits.

Propeler - subkultúry mládeže

January 2002 •Slovak

The concept for the film was developed based on sociological research conducted as part of the Youth Subcultures conference in collaboration with the Institute of Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The film’s core value lies in its ability to provide an inside look at selected subcultures, achieving an exceptional level of engagement with their members. The filmmakers managed to break through the participants' initial reluctance to openly discuss their experiences. The documentary directly addresses key aspects of these subcultures, including drugs, faith, and personal beliefs. It focuses on six specific groups: the techno scene, graffiti artists, antifascists, religiously oriented youth, skinheads, and young people inspired by Eastern spirituality. The film includes footage from illegal rave parties, graffiti sessions, and other underground activities. Overall, the documentary serves as an insightful map of Bratislava’s contemporary alternative scene.

Belianske Tatry – posolstvo horských stepí

September 2023 •Slovak

Apathy, Limbo & Nothingness

May 2025 •English

A teenager reflects on his current life situation, as he smokes a cigarette. He expresses concerns about the way he lives, has lived and will live. Past, present and future.

Hostel

September 2005 •English

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Marketa Lazarová

November 1967 •Czech

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

Broken Promise

April 2009 •Slovak

Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and anti-Semitic fanaticism will lead each of them down very different paths.

Perspective

September 2010 •English

A student, a goddess and a dog meet under quaint circumstances in a turned world. This miniature can be read as a metaphor about tunnel vision and the muse it takes to wake up!

Invalid

February 2023 •Slovak

Grumpy handyman Laco loses everything to a group of mobsters. Now wheelchair-bound and with his life spiraling, it's his new friend Gabo, a local Roma who helps Laco see things with a new perspective. Revenge is sweet.

The Exhibition

October 2013 •English

The film tells about a small museum, where the economic boom has not yet arrived. It appears as if time has stopped in this national museum, a museum which should serve as a show window for Slovakia. Stuffed animals are covered with dust and the three employees working as caretakers of the huge building look like the museum exhibits themselves.

The Uber Story

March 2019 •English

Uber is among the most recognisable brands in the world. It has become embedded in our language and has revolutionised the way we get from A to B. Over the past nine years, the edgy digital disruptor has upended an entire industry business model and made ride sharing cool. But Uber's ride to success has been far from smooth. How did the ruthless app giant outwit regulators and crush its competitors?