Sokoł – P.S. ke kapitlej našich stawiznow
Sokoł – P.S. to a Chapter of our History
"Neither profit nor fame, but an attitude of altruistic love towards every brother and sister, and thus the nation as whole" went the motto of this remarkably liberal movement, which promoted not only sport but also the idea of the nation as well as pan-Slavism. Consisting of around twenty groupings, all based in Upper Lusatia, these managed to generate an interest in Sorbian identity during an era shaped by growing assimilation and German nationalism. Former Sokoł activists speak of the practice lessons, their ideals and the hostility they came up against, as well as the organisation's forced self-liquidation in 1933. The viewer is accompanied through the material by "Kašpork" and "Sokoł Jan": historical hand puppets, created by artist and Sokoł activist Měrćin Nowak-Njechorński, which provided entertainment during Sokoł-organised events. The film itself represents the broaching of a long suppressed issue, with the re-establishment of the Sokoł movement having been hindered during GDR times. GL
Pro Re | Doc. | Farbe/ colour
Alfons Wićaz, Toni Bruk, Gerat Hendrich
Michael Börner
Heinz Kaiser
Beno Njekela-Nikolaides
Toni Bruk - born in 1947. He studied literature at Leipzig University and at the Charles University in Prague. After working as a director for the DEFA in Dresden from 1980 to 1990, he has been a director and studio manager at SORABIA Filmstudio in Bautzen since 1991.
MOSTY-BRÜCKEN (1983)
HOFFNUNG AM KAP (1994, doc, TV, FFC 2006)
SORBISCHE GESCHICHTE (2004, series)
MYTHOS KRABAT (2006, TV)
