Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story

synopsis

The documentary maps more than a hundred years of Czech visual culture, offers stories of well-known and lesser-known brands and shows that top graphic art is still being created in the Czech Republic today. The film is guided by Nicho Lowry, an American native with Czech roots, an avid collector and graphic design lover who embarks on an adventurous journey in the footsteps of the best of Czech visual culture. During his journey, he meets a number of contemporary graphic designers, as well as the legacy of icons who have passed away, many of whom have succeeded abroad. The film will lead Nich to his own roots through the uncovering of Czech identity and will introduce Czech graphic design to those who do not know the Czech Republic.

biography

Petr Smělík is a documentary filmmaker, editor and director. He graduated from the Zlín Film School. For over seventeen years he has been editing original documentaries, TV shows, TV feature films and documentary series, including EXPO in Czech, Popstory, On the Television Programme, Extraordinary Lives and others. The series Locked World, on which he participated as an editor, won the Czech Joy Award at the 2018 IDFF Jihlava. His directorial debut, the medium-length documentary A Year in the Countryside, won the main prize at Acampadoc Panamá 2020. His other works include The First of May (2023) and Chasing the Wada Dream (2023). Peter is interested in stories both serious and hilarious, about passion and determination. Stories that are human, and most importantly, inspiring.

Kateřina Mikulcová je director, screenwriter and dramaturge. She studied animation and multimedia production at FAM and the Higher School of Journalism. She is currently completing her Master's degree in Oral History - Contemporary History at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. In the past, she has collaborated with the Writers' Festival, the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World, and was also editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Maskil. Her audiovisual work includes the documentary series Papua New Guinea: Two Worlds (2019), the documentary Landscape of Stone Towers (2017), the film Jewish Museum in Prague (2015) and Meet Factory (2009). She is the author of the radio programmes Amazing Lives (2021, 2022), Mirror (2021) and Community Garden (2020).

more about film

director:	Petr Smělík, Katerina Mikulcova
producer:	Michal Gregorini
script:	Petr Hauzírek, Romana Smělíková
photography:	Jan Šuster
editing:	Petr Smělík
music:	Martin Hůla
sound:	Jan Štindl
co-producer:	Česká televize, Bontonfilm, Swann Auction Galleries

contact

Michal Gregorini / Mowshe
mig@mowshe.cz