28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Garden of Memory

The Garden of Memory

Pavel Chmátal / Czech Republic / 2024 / 12 min.


synopsis

The film tells the story of Marie, who collects flowers from defunct Sudeten German settlements, abandoned after World War II, and grows them in her garden. In this way, she tries to revive the memory of their ancestors, hidden in human stories and the surrounding nature.

This film was made during the 2024 My Street Films workshop under the guidance of Tereza Reichová and Jan Sacher.

This film will be featured in the online edition of Ji.hlava IDFF.

biography

My name is Pavel Chmátal and I work as a project manager for research and development of advanced technologies. I enjoy scriptwriting, Italian cinema, Tarkovsky’s films and documentaries about the connection of people and nature. In 2024 I made my first documentary The Garden of Memory.

more about film

director: Pavel Chmátal

contact

Viktória Hozzová / My Street Films
viktoria@mystreetfilms.cz

Film at festival

festival edition:2024
section:Ji.hlava Online, My Street Films
téma:Czech films - short
language:Czech
subtitles:No Subtitles

Info

director:Pavel Chmátal
original title:Zahrada paměti
country:Czech Republic
year:2024
running time:12 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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