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 Filmsviktoria@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. |