A black comedy whose heroine is a goat. From her point of view, we learn about a recent measure to combat poverty and unemployment in Poland: instead of the usual social welfare assistance, the inhabitants of a small Polish community are given goats, to serve as a supply of basic foods like milk and cheese. A humorous portrait of rural Polish reality in the context of European Union enlargement.

An experimental film where the presentation of facts mix together in the style of an absurd play – a film that reveals how a sporting achievement and the opening of a country café may share a hidden connection.

A film about the benefits of having an active life and positive outlook in one’s old age. Věra Chytilová interviews elderly people who, by keeping active, try to face the illness and loneliness that accompany old age with an optimistic view of life. The film reflects on a serious social problem in a highly persuasive and humane way.

Seven men piece together the story of the past 40 years of their lives to form a living testimony to the plight of the middle class in Hungary during the Communist period. With the Soviet invasion in October 1956, their lives reach a turning point. The documentary follows their struggle to regain their wounded dignity and to adapt to the order of changed relationships.

What does a camera mean to a ten-year old mute boy from a mountain village? A film about experiences and emotions.

Henryk Grynberg, a Polish Jew living in the United States, returns to Poland to find out who murdered his father during World War II. Unbelievable confrontations are documented, as the villagers deny guilt and implicate one another. Henryk’s dramatic discovery becomes a revelation for the entire village.

A married Romany couple who cannot have children of their own decide to adopt three children from an orphanage. From that moment they experience a new richness in their lives.

An evocative portrait of elderly people from the villages of Liptov and Orava, who despite the chaos and uncertainty in the world are able to live with inner harmony and calm.

A film about women who were institutionalised and held in captivity in Hungary in the 1950s.

A personal journey into the world of Romany communities in Eastern Slovakia and an exploration of the principles behind East European totalitarianism just before its collapse in 1989.

A portrait of a factory worker who tries to control everybody and everything in the belief that rules are more important than people. In his world, not only children but also adults must conform to rules – whether they like it or not.

Suggestive reflections about human life, with raw footage shot in hospitals and the verses of Czech poet Vladimír Holan.

The specter of “ideal feminine beauty” rises everywhere around the three women who are the main protagonists of this exceptional film. The artificially created ideal of beauty is a phenomenon of this world, and Erika Hníková examines the issue from several angles. In addition to the three protagonists, other voices are blended into the film, among them students, beauty queens, and feminists. The author enters the debate, and through the film she not only illustrates the issue, she discovers something more about herself.

A documentary where, in the words of the filmmakers, “history comes to bathe.” Through several stories that unfold between the years 1936 and 2002, the film brings together 66 seasons at a popular swimming pool, and through this offers a unique look at 66 years of central and eastern European history.