ONE WORLD 99...

ONE WORLD 1999
International Human Rights Film Festival
26. May - 11. June 1999
Prague, Czech Republic
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Evald Cinema, French Institute, MAT Cinema,
Aero Cinema, Municipal Library of Prague

category: CZECH DOCUMENTARY
 
Among Blind Fools 
Petr Bok, Martin Šmok | Czech Republic | 1998 | 2x60 minut | Documentary | Colour

The film charts the life and work of Michael Weissmandl, a Slovak orthodox rabbi.Weissmandl was a key member of the "Working Group" in Bratislava – Jewish resistance fighters who formed part of a network of underground groups struggling to save the Jews of Europe.

Black & White in Colour
Mira Erdevièki-Charap | Czech Republic | 1998 | 60 min | Documentary | Colour | 35mm

In the international music world, Vìra Bílá is hailed as the most significant musical artist from the Czech republic. At home, she is recognized as an extraordinary personality with numerous influential admirers.

Bloody Yoke
Vladislav Kvasnièka | Czech Republic | 1995 | 60 min. | Colour | Betacam

This reportage came directly from Chechnya and was shot where genocide occurred, defying the official propaganda published by Russian media.

Chechen Dream
Petr Janèárek | Czech Republic | 1995 | 35 min. | Documentary | Colour | Betacam

The film traces the voyage of a truck convoy of humanitarian aid from Prague's People In Need Foundation through war-torn Chechnya in 1995.

Karmapa, Two Ways of Divinity
Arto Halonen, Viliam Poltikoviè | Czech Reoublic, Finland | 1998 | Documentary | Colour

The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest office of one of the main sects of Tibetan Buddhism.

New Names for Old Friends
Filip Remunda | Czech Republic | 1999 | 40 min. | Documentary | Colour

The story of a Bosnian woman from Banja Luka who studied in Prague during the war and afterward returns to her native city to organize a festival of Czech films.

The Sweet Century
Helena Tøeštíková | Czech Republic | 1998 | Colour

A film about several women who were not destined to lead the lives they planned.

Till Death Do Us Part
Petr Janèárek | Czech Republic | 1997 | 39 min. | Documentary | Colour | Betacam

This story of two journalists - German radio reporter Gisbert Mrozek and Russian reporter Natasha Aljekinova - has all the attributes of a Greek tragedy...

Timur & Co.
P. Procházková, J. Štìtina, P. Hanuš | Czech Republic | 1999 | 21 min. | Documentary | Colour | Betacam

The documentary depicts the dismal atmosphere in contemporary Tadjikistan, which recently emerged from a violent civil war that has left deep marks on both the economy and morality of the country.

The Walls of Kosovo
Aleksandar Maniæ | Czech Republic | 1998 | 60 min. | Documentary | Colour | Betacam

Walls surround Albanian houses in Kosovar villages. In the eyes of many Serbs, they seem like unbreechable castles...


© People in Need, Czech TV Foundation 1999