Serious Adventurer Jaromír Štětina

Petr Jančárek / Czech Republic / 2024 / World Premiere / 52 min.

synopsis

A portrait of one of the most prominent personalities of Czech post-Soviet journalism, a traveller, economist, adventurer, Russophile, lifeguard, Czech and European politician, anticommunist, geologist, organizer of humanitarian actions, climber, war correspondent, writer, waterman, balloon pilot, designer of Matylda and a good man. "His life was and still is not free of obstacles, Štětina had to work hard and suffer through his victories," says the author of the documentary, director Petr Jančárek. The uniqueness of Jaromír Štětina lies in the simple fact that he was never average and was very successful in the vast majority of his activities.

biography

Director, cinematographer and independent producer Petr Jančárek (* 1959) is the recipient of several awards and nominations. He was an editor and director at Czech Television, has been a freelance filmmaker since 1995, has made a number of TV documentaries from war zones (Sarajevo, Bosnia, Chechnya) and in recent years has focused mainly on social documentaries. His film This is Havel, can you hear me? opened last year's South Head.