From Play To Play / Ode hry ke hře

Golden Kingfisher - Student Short Film Competition

 

2025 Czech Republic 8 min. Language: Czech Subtitle: English

 

This film screens As part of the program Student competition 2st block. To buy tickets To this program click here.

 

How do children play when they’re not being watched by adults? Do they create their own world, or are they simply mirroring the adult world? Mikoláš Arsenjev’s documentary offers an observational glimpse into the secret life of children and also through a child’s curious eye, without the need for author's commentary. With poetic imagery, natural lighting, rich colours, and moments of "dead time," the film evokes the aesthetic of contemporary European fiction films centered on young protagonists. The film was produced at FAMU in Prague.

 

DIRECTED BY Mikoláš Arsenjev

CINEMATOGRAPHY Kryštof Kučera

SOUND Jáchym Vanc

PRODUCERS FAMU

SCREENPLAY Mikoláš Arsenjev

EDITING Klára Davydova