Section: THE FEMALE GAZE: New Czech films by female directors

SVĚTÝLKA

TINY LIGHTS

Beata Parkanová
CZ, SK, 2024, 76 Min

Six-year-old Amálka spends her summer holidays playing with her beloved cat and immersing herself in her imaginary world deep within the garden. But today feels different. Her parents are hiding something from her, and things are about to change, forcing the little girl to confront the reality ahead.

#feature #coming of age
#family

Performance

2024-11-07 | 18:30
Glad-House

TINY LIGHTS is the third film by Beata Parkanová, a director known for her close exploration of human relationships, often drawing from her own experiences. This time, she takes the viewer on an intimate, lyrical journey through a pivotal day in a little girl's life. From a child's perspective—reflected strongly in the film's visual concept—we witness the moment when Amálka realizes her parents' marriage is in deep crisis, and the secure world she once knew begins to crumble.

Text: Lenka Tyrpakova

07.11.2024 | 18:30 | Glad-House (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Beata Parkanová
Kamera
Tomas Juríček
Ton
Viktor Krivosudský
Schnitt
Alois Fišárek
Ausstattung
Petr Bakoš
Musik
Michal Novinski
Produzent
Vojtěch Frič, Přemysl Martinek, Martin Palán, Ondřej Kulhánek, Maroš Hečko, Peter Veverka
Produktion
Love.FRAME, Bontonfilm Studios, Azyl Production
Beata Parkanová

Beata Parkanová - Beata Parkanová is a screenwriter and director who began her career as an author of novels and children’s books. She graduated from FAMU (the CzechFilm Academy) in 2015. Her first feature film, Moments (Chvilky), premiered in the East of the West competition at the 2018 Karlovy Vary InternationalFilm Festival. Her second feature film, Word (Slovo), premiered in the Main Competition of the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Best Director and Best Actor awards.

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