ROK VDOVY
YEAR OF THE WIDOW
Performance
"I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that existence has its own reason for being." Accompanied by Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska's poetry, successful documentary filmmaker Veronika Lišková's fiction debut brings us to a universal experience—the loss of a loved one. With a sensitive approach and supported by the authentic performance of lead actress Pavla Beretová, Lišková guides us through this emotionally painful journey, highlighting not only grief but also the additional burdens that the bureaucratic process entails after someone's death. Her intimate portrayal of loss avoids clichés and reveals that such experiences can also lead to transformation.
Text: Lenka Tyrpakova
07.11.2024 | 15:00 | Glad-House (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
Veronika Lišková - Veronika Lišková graduated from the Department of Theory of Culture at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague and from Screenwriting and Dramaturgy at FAMU. Her feature length documentary debut, “Daniel's World”, was screened in the Panorama section at Berlinale and subsequently presented at festivals around the world (it also won an Audience Award at the Ji.hlava IDFF 2014 and was nominated for the Czech Film Critics Award). In 2015 she won the Pavel Koutecký Award for her short film “Kohoutková” (Tap Water). Her second feature length documentary, “The Visitors”, premiered in the Semaine de la Critique section at the Locarno IFF in 2022. It is currently continuing its successful festival life and has been screened at more than 30 festivals since its premiere a year ago (e.g. Chicago IFF, HotDocs, Tromso IFF, Trieste IFF, Tempo IFF, Dok.fest Munchen, etc.). Taskovski Films are handling the sales and the Czech Film and Television Academy nominated the film for EFA. It won Best Film award in Czech competition of One World FF and Special Mention at Ji.hlava IDFF. Recently, it has been nominated for the Pavel Koutecký Award 2023. Veronika is currently in development with her third documentary with the working title "My Second, Perfect Me" about eating disorders under Cinémotif Films production company.
2022 / Návštěvníci / The Visitors / (documentary) / Locarno IFF 2022 - Semaine de la Critique2016 / Danielův svět / Daniel’s World / (documentary) / Berlinale IFF 2016 - Panorama
