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Pán Nikto proti Putinovi (Borenstein, Balankin, 2025) / Venuša v retrográde (Lovasová, 2024)
Mr. Nobody against Putin (Borenstein, Balankin, 2025) / Venus in Retrograde (Lovasová, 2024)
Event by: Nová Cvernovka
Location: Račianska 1575/78, Račianska 1575/78, Bratislava - Nové Mesto
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Films
About event
A double film evening about escapes from reality - one is quiet and personal, the other bold and political.
The film is part of the broader program of the given evening, more info here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/events/1477995546755156/
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🎟️ Tickets on sale here 👉 https://goout.net/sk/pan-nikto-proti-putinu%2Bvenusa-v-retrograde/szyoqcy/
🔥 pre-sale: 4 euros
💶 on-site: 6 euros
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In the film Venus in retrograde, we follow two sisters who escape from the real world through the phone screen, while their mother seeks solace in alcohol. An intimate look at family, growing up and silence between loved ones, who are both united and divided by memories.
In the documentary Mr. Nobody against Putin, a teacher in a small Russian town decides to risk everything when he starts secretly filming propaganda in his own school. A tale of courage, truth and camera-fearing power.
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VENUS RETROGRADE
A video shot by two sisters captures their escape from the real world via phone, while their mother escapes from the same reality with alcohol. Good memories are interwoven with dramatic family situations.
Štefánia Lovasová is a Slovak director working in Bratislava and London. Her short films premiered at several international festivals (Premiers Plans Angers, CaFoscari Film Festival Venice). In 2022, she graduated in feature directing at the Film and Television Faculty of VŠMU in Bratislava. He is currently studying the same field at the prestigious National Film and Television School in London. It focuses on films about children and young adults dealing with social issues. He experiments with form and searches for a new filmic language that will speak for the upcoming generations using audiovisual media in everyday life.
Director: Štefánia Lovasová Screenplay: Štefánia Lovasová Camera: Michalea Hošková Editing: Marek Bihuň Sound: Igor Jedinák Costumes: Zuzana Hudáková
Architect: Take.sceny
Starring: Karolína Michalková, Mia Sofia Arpášová, Agi Gubíková, Alica Bujňáková
VENUS IN RETROGRADE | r. Štefania Lovasová | Slovakia | 2024 | 15 min.
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MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
After Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, elementary schools across the country are turned into military propaganda and recruitment sites. One brave teacher, confronted with the moral dilemma of working in a system built on lies and violence, decides to film what really happens in his school.
Pasha lives in a small Russian town and is a popular teacher at the local school. With the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, his job will completely change. He is forced to organize activities in accordance with the new war curriculum and document them on camera. The demands on teachers are increasing, Pasha's former students are leaving for the front, and the atmosphere in the city is becoming intense. Frustrated, Pasha decides to fight as best he can. He begins to film not only state-mandated activities, but also everyday life in and out of school, with the aim of showing the world the impact of war and an authoritarian regime on the local community. The film Mr. Nobody against Putin provides a unique insight into the functioning of Russian propaganda and tells a thrilling story about a man who decides to risk everything in order not to betray his values.
David Borenstein is a filmmaker based in Copenhagen. His award-winning films include Can't Feel
Nothing (CPH:DOX 2024), Love Factory (NY Times 2021) and Dream Empire (IDFA 2016). In addition to feature-length work, he also produced and directed television shows for a number of international broadcasters, for which he won the television version of the Pulitzer Prize.
Until recently, Pavel Talankin was a teacher-organizer at Elementary School no. 1 in the city of Karabash in Russia. As part of his work, he acted as a school cameraman and guided children in filming and video editing. Mr. Nobody against Putin is his first film. He currently lives in Europe.
Pavel Talankin
Screenplay: David Borenstein
Camera: Pavel Talankin
Editing: Nicolaj Monberg, Rebekka Lønqvist
Production: Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková, Petra Dobešová
Music: Michal Rataj, Jonas Struck
Played by: Pavel Talankin
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | Mr. Nobody against Putin | r. David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin | Denmark, Czech Republic | 2025 | 90 min.
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We accept: payment in cash, payment by card, tips in cash, tips by card, smiles and love. We don't accept: racism, fascism, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia. #safespace
href="www.novacvernovka.eu">www.novacvernovka.eu
The film is part of the broader program of the given evening, more info here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/events/1477995546755156/
~~~~~
🎟️ Tickets on sale here 👉 https://goout.net/sk/pan-nikto-proti-putinu%2Bvenusa-v-retrograde/szyoqcy/
🔥 pre-sale: 4 euros
💶 on-site: 6 euros
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In the film Venus in retrograde, we follow two sisters who escape from the real world through the phone screen, while their mother seeks solace in alcohol. An intimate look at family, growing up and silence between loved ones, who are both united and divided by memories.
In the documentary Mr. Nobody against Putin, a teacher in a small Russian town decides to risk everything when he starts secretly filming propaganda in his own school. A tale of courage, truth and camera-fearing power.
~~~~~
VENUS RETROGRADE
A video shot by two sisters captures their escape from the real world via phone, while their mother escapes from the same reality with alcohol. Good memories are interwoven with dramatic family situations.
Štefánia Lovasová is a Slovak director working in Bratislava and London. Her short films premiered at several international festivals (Premiers Plans Angers, CaFoscari Film Festival Venice). In 2022, she graduated in feature directing at the Film and Television Faculty of VŠMU in Bratislava. He is currently studying the same field at the prestigious National Film and Television School in London. It focuses on films about children and young adults dealing with social issues. He experiments with form and searches for a new filmic language that will speak for the upcoming generations using audiovisual media in everyday life.
Director: Štefánia Lovasová Screenplay: Štefánia Lovasová Camera: Michalea Hošková Editing: Marek Bihuň Sound: Igor Jedinák Costumes: Zuzana Hudáková
Architect: Take.sceny
Starring: Karolína Michalková, Mia Sofia Arpášová, Agi Gubíková, Alica Bujňáková
VENUS IN RETROGRADE | r. Štefania Lovasová | Slovakia | 2024 | 15 min.
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MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
After Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, elementary schools across the country are turned into military propaganda and recruitment sites. One brave teacher, confronted with the moral dilemma of working in a system built on lies and violence, decides to film what really happens in his school.
Pasha lives in a small Russian town and is a popular teacher at the local school. With the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, his job will completely change. He is forced to organize activities in accordance with the new war curriculum and document them on camera. The demands on teachers are increasing, Pasha's former students are leaving for the front, and the atmosphere in the city is becoming intense. Frustrated, Pasha decides to fight as best he can. He begins to film not only state-mandated activities, but also everyday life in and out of school, with the aim of showing the world the impact of war and an authoritarian regime on the local community. The film Mr. Nobody against Putin provides a unique insight into the functioning of Russian propaganda and tells a thrilling story about a man who decides to risk everything in order not to betray his values.
David Borenstein is a filmmaker based in Copenhagen. His award-winning films include Can't Feel
Nothing (CPH:DOX 2024), Love Factory (NY Times 2021) and Dream Empire (IDFA 2016). In addition to feature-length work, he also produced and directed television shows for a number of international broadcasters, for which he won the television version of the Pulitzer Prize.
Until recently, Pavel Talankin was a teacher-organizer at Elementary School no. 1 in the city of Karabash in Russia. As part of his work, he acted as a school cameraman and guided children in filming and video editing. Mr. Nobody against Putin is his first film. He currently lives in Europe.
Pavel Talankin
Screenplay: David Borenstein
Camera: Pavel Talankin
Editing: Nicolaj Monberg, Rebekka Lønqvist
Production: Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková, Petra Dobešová
Music: Michal Rataj, Jonas Struck
Played by: Pavel Talankin
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | Mr. Nobody against Putin | r. David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin | Denmark, Czech Republic | 2025 | 90 min.
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We accept: payment in cash, payment by card, tips in cash, tips by card, smiles and love. We don't accept: racism, fascism, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia. #safespace
href="www.novacvernovka.eu">www.novacvernovka.eu