29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Put the Light On, so We Can See
Put the Light On, so We Can See
Put the Light On, so We Can See
Put the Light On, so We Can See

Put the Light On, so We Can See

Radim Špaček / Czech Republic / 2023 / World Premiere / 93 min.


synopsis

A film about the friendship of musician Miroslav Wanek and artist Martin Velíšek, connected by their collaboration and especially the band Už jsme doma. It was directed by Václav Kučera, who died in 2019, and completed years later by Radim Špaček. Similarly, producer Romek Hanzlík died in 2019 and the film was completed by Petr Koza in his company KOZA Film, s.r.o.

biography

Radim Špaček was born on 13 October 1973 in Ostrava.He moved to Prague as a child and after studying at the conservatory he entered the Department of Directing at FAMU. He won five Czech Lions for his film Walking Too Fast (2009) and has also made countless other films and series, both fiction and documentary.

more about film

director: Radim Špaček
producer: Petr Koza
script: Romek Hanzlík, Václav Kučera
photography: Diviš Marek, Vilém Šrail, Dalibor Fencl, David Šachl, Kryštof Kučera
editing: Vilém Šrail
sound: Ondřej Ježek
co-producer: Jan Hanzlík, Radomír Šofr
executive producer: Petr Koza

contact

KOZA Film, s.r.o. / Petr Koza
petr.koza@kozafilm.com

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2023
section:Ji.hlava Online, Czech Television Documentaries
language:Japanese, English, Czech
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Radim Špaček
original title:Rozsviť světlo, ať je vidět
country:Czech Republic
year:2023
running time:93 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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