Blind Gulliver

synopsis

In Martin Ryšavý’s new film, the film medium becomes an analogue of the human mind. The artist uses it not only to organize memories, but also as a specific instrument of perception. The film features scenes from visits to Ukraine and Russia, a monologue by a Russian tarot card reader, and the director’s eye exam. Using focus, he creates parallels between the camera and the sight organ; with editing, a web of associations emerges in which personal memories intertwine with observations of public political and social events. Blind Gulliver is a film about searching for perspectives in all senses of the word.

“I pass through the world with eyes wide open.”

biography

Writer Martin Ryšavý (1967), winner of the Magnesia Litera for his books Journeys to Siberia (2008) and Vrač (2010), is also a bold documentary filmmaker. His films stand on the edge of personal copyright notice and interest in different cultures. His film Afonka Doesn’t Herd Raindeer Anymore (2004, 2004 Jihlava IDFF) is dedicated to Siberia; Malupien, Olshovy Spas (2008, 2008 Jihlava IDFF) to Yakutsk; and On the Water (2015, 2015 Jihlava IDFF) to the Northern Bohemia Region.

more about film

director:	Martin Ryšavý
producer:	Klára Žaloudková, Radim Procházka
script:	Martin Ryšavý
photography:	Martin Ryšavý
editing:	Anna Johnson Ryndová

contact

BACKGROUND FILMS / Klára Žaloudková / Kubelíkova 22 / 130 00 / Prague 3 / Czech Republic / +420 774 689 278 / zaloudkova@backgroundfilms.cz / www.backgroundfilms.cz