Czech Center New York presented its 6th edition of Echoes of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (IDFF). During March 6-9, 2023, four outstanding films were screened at the Bohemian National Hall Cinema. All films had their US premiere.
Echoes of 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Day 1: March 6, 2023
7:15 - Blackbird | Director: Judith Auffray, France, 2022. Ji.hlava Opus Bonum Award 2022
Deserters | Director: Damir Markovina. Croatia, 2022, 44 min. Best Central and East European Documentary Film
Introduced by Josh Siegel, the film curator of the Museum of Modern Arts (MoMA)
Day 2: March 7, 2023
Those Who Dance in the Dark
Director: Jana Ševčíková. Czech Republic, 2022 | Curated and introduced by Jenny Miller, Co-artistic director at UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art
Day 3: March 9, 2023
Kunstkamera
Director: Jan Švankmajer. Czech Republic, 2022 | Curated and introduced by Dale Dobson, Executive Director, Maysles Documentary Center
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The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival is the largest festival of creative documentary film in Central and Eastern Europe. The festival follows the essential tendencies in world documentary film, with a focus on creative cinema.
More about the festival: https://www.ji-hlava.com/filmy
