HITCHHIKER Cinema is an independent production company founded by producer Barbara Janišová Feglová in 2012. It focuses on searching for themes with a regional and social breadth, the development of creative auteur projects and film production.
Barbara Janišová Feglová, HITCHHIKER Cinema, contact address: Za tehelňou 3, 821 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, boruska@hiker.sk
A Hole in the Head
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a documentary film stage: post-production producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová written and directed by: Robert Kirchhoff literary advisor: Jan Gogola jr. literary advisor Česká televize: Veronika Korčáková literary advisor RTVS: Vlasta Ruppeldtová director of photography: Juraj Chlpík edited by: Jan Daňhel sound: Blažej Vidlička, Václav Flegl, Jakub Cvach, Alexander Bori © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Česká televize, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia, atelier.doc, 2016 This project was made with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, the Audiovisual Fund, The International Visegrad Fund and Bratislavský samosprávny kraj/ Bratislava Self-Governing Region. Little is known about the tragedy of the Roma and Sinti during the Second World War. They were murdered by the tens, hundreds and thousands; in concentration camps, by the edges of mass graves and roadsides, by rifle butts, hammers or gas. Silence surrounds them. For years they existed and still exist on the edge of society. They survived, yet they each have their memory and scars as proof. In a world where fascism is once again prevalent, they are one of the last living witnesses to the Holocaust. They exist with a hole in their head, an imprint from the past. |
Female First
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a documentary series stage: completed, 2013-2016 producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová story by: Zuzana Liová literary advisors: Ingrid Mayerová, Alexandra Gunišová Ševčíková © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Rozhlas a telvízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia , Slovak Film Institute, 2013 – 2016 This project was made with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, the Audiovisual Fund and Nadácia Tatra banky/ the Tatra banka Foundation. The documentary series Female First are episodical portraits of women who were the first in their respective fields to create a breakthrough and mould our society to its present state, of which women are undoubtedly a part of. They had the courage to leave the road well travelled and forge a path for themselves, despite the fact that traditions and preconceptions of their time dictated otherwise. The series is an intimate memory of the individuals that make up an alternative female history; ones who have become nearly invisible next to their well-known male counterparts. |
FEMALE FIRST: Magda Husáková Lokvencová
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directed by: Zuzana Liová script by: Zuzana Liová, Alexandra Gojdičová director of photography: Juraj Chlpík edited by: Alexandra Gojdičová sound: Tobiáš Potočný music: Martin Hasák, Miro Tóth animation: Andrej Kolenčík She directed the works of Brecht and Mayakovsky, was the first to work with a female scenographer and was one of the first women to try her hand and television directing. A bold, mature and educated individual who during her short, not even 50 year life, managed to earn a number of "firsts". That's what Magda Husáková Lokvencová, the first Slovak theater director and wife of President Gustav Husák, was like. |
FEMALE FIRST: Irena Blühová
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written and directed by: Lenka Moravčíková-Chovanec director of photography: Denisa Buranová, Martin Chlpík edited by: Marek Kráľovský sound:Blažej Vidlička, Alexander Bori, Lubo Novota music: Peter Breiner animation: Ové Pictures – Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková Irena Blühová was a distinguished Slovak photographer. Shortly after the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic, she set off to photograph the rural life of “pro-feudal” Slovakia in the 1920s and was also the first to photograph the male nude in Slovak photography. However, these are not her only "firsts" – she is one of the founding members of the Communist Party, the first member of the Town Council, the first woman bookseller and the first Slovak student of the legendary and avant-garde German Bauhaus movement. |
FEMALE FIRST: Hana Gregorová
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written and directed by: Zuzana Liová director of photography: Juraj Chlpík, Denisa Buranová edited by: Alexandra Gojdičová sound: Blažej Vidlička, Alexander Bori music: Marek Piaček animation: štúdio Ekran – Peter Košťál “True feminism does not fight against man, but rather alongside him and with him for a new set of ideals for women and for humanity.” The first woman in Slovak society to pave the way for women's emancipation at the dawn of the 20th century was Hana Gregorová. Society at the time, including women, viewed feminism as negative and harmful, yet despite this Gregorová strived to propel women's self-confidence, applying the fruits of her musings with little and greater success, in her own life and in her marriage to the writer Jozef Gregor Tajovský. |
FEMALE FIRST: Trixi
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written and directed by: Peter Kerekeš director of photography: Denisa Buranová, Martin Chlpík edited by: Jana Nemčeková, Marek Šulík sound:Blažej Vidlička, Alexander Bori music: Marek Piaček animation: Ekran – Peter Košťál Beatrix “Trixi” Čelková, Europe's youngest spy. Using her womanly charms, linguistic capabilities and self-discipline, she was a key figure in the anti-fascist movement during the Second World War. It was Trixi who was behind the bombing of the Bratislava Apollo refinery in 1944, which cut a deep wound in the fascist regime. The event, which helped end the brutalities of war did also result in the death of over 100 people, causing the young Trixi lifelong trauma. |
FEMALE FIRST: Ľudmila Pajdušáková
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written and directed by: Lenka Moravčíková-Chovanec director of photography: Richard Krivda edited by: Marek Kráľovský sound: Peter Toman musical collaboration: Miro Tóth animation: Ové Pictures – Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková A Slovak superwoman during the time of socialism. The story of the first Slovak astronaut, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, who stopped at nothing to reach the stars. In what way did her strategy enrich or harm astronomy? Ľudmila Pajdušáková is a force of Slovak science, traces of her influence can be seen to this day. |
FEMALE FIRST: Zora Jesenská
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written and directed by: Róbert Šveda director of photography: Martin Chlpík edited by: Róbert Karovič sound: Miloš Hanzely musical collaboration: Miro Tóth animation: Ové Pictures – Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková A translator, who was not lost in translation but rather in the period of Normalization. The story of a dissident whose both calling and curse was the lifelong battle to find the ideals of language and a society's morality. She bore her confrontation with a cruel reality both proudly and bravely. |
FEMALE FIRST: Ľudmila Šapošnikovová
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script by: Marek Šulík, Martina Sľúková directed by: Marek Šulík director of photography: Martin Tokár, Marek Šulík edited by: Marek Šulík sound: Richard File, Boris Varga animation: Veronika Kocourková, Mária Oľhová The first Slovak woman who touched the clouds. The story of a bohemian who was the first to sit behind the yoke of an airplane. She managed to pilot her life in such a manner as to ensure a pretty view, smooth flight and soft landing. Which is a feat in itself. |
FEMALE FIRST: Soňa Kovačevičová
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written and directed by: Tereza Križková director of photography: Erik Eržin edited by: Braňo Gotthardt sound: Alexander Bori, Ľubo Novota, Richard Fülek, Štefan Ivanov music: Marián Zavarský animation: Ové Pictures – Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková The first Slovak woman to make a European imprint in the sphere of social studies. The story of an individualistic person – a woman, a mother, an ethnographer, who succeeded with nobility at something which was impossible for others. |
FEMALE FIRST: Izabela Textorisová
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script by: Daniela Meressa Rusnoková, Zuzana Mojžišová, Jana Bučka directed by: Jana Bučka director of photography: Štefan Bučka edited by: Michal Lipa musical collaboration: Miro Tóth animation: Ové Pictures – Veronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková A botanist whose life path was overgrown by thistles. The story of an exceptional and proud woman who, during a time of very strong Hungarian presence, was able to become an authority in her field and achieve results on par with contemporary European botanical science. Her avid thirst for knowledge and her desire to discover, ultimately put her ahead of her time. |
FEMALE FIRST: Magdaléna Schwingerová
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written and directed by: Peter Kerekeš director of photography: Tomáš Stanek sound: Blažej Vidlička music: Marek Piaček animation: Pavol Ďurák A Slovak Marlene Dietrich. The story of the first singer superstar which represents the fate of many people during the Second World War. |
Waiting
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a feature fiction film stage: in production producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová directed by: Zuzana Liová story by: Zuzana Liová script by: Zuzana Liová literary advisor: Jana Skořepová director of photography: Jan Baset Střítežský edited by: Anna Johnson Ryndová in co-production with: Mimesis Film, Jana Cisar Filmproduktion, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia This project was financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund. It is after his 60th birthday celebration that Ivan discovers that he is dying. His stereotypical village existence, paired with his mundane job as a painter and the dull presence of his wife, Iveta, now all clash with the knowledge of his own demise. This exposed triviality and the emptiness in their lives forces not only Ivan and Iveta but also their grown children, Kristína and Ivan, to face existential questions and re-evaluate their principles. Using a collapsed healthcare system, cold human interactions and the loss of spirituality as a backdrop, we see an intimate story unfold about the re-discovered joy of living in the moment, of love and of freedom. |
Corruption Education
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pilot for a documentary series (working title: Unsung Heroes) stage: in production producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová directed by: Róbert Šveda story by: Ľubica Stanek script by: Lenka Moravčíková literary advisor: Ingrid Mayerová director of photography: Martin Rau edited by: Michal Lipa sound: Blažej Vidlička © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia, 2016 This project was made with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, the Audiovisual Fund, Bratislavský samosprávny kraj /Bratislava Self-Governing Region. Unsung Heroes is a 10 part documentary series about social phenomenons that echo throughout society, depicted through the stories, fates and actions of specific people who are not indifferent to the moral failures of society. |
To the Teacher
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a documentary film stage: completed, 2013 producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová directed by: Jaro Vojtek story by: Ingrid Mayerová script by: Jaro Vojtek, Alexandra Gunišová Ševčíková literary advisors: Ingrid Mayerová, Mária Šnircová director of photography: Tomáš Stanek, Noro Hudec, Peter Kotrha edited by: Marek Kráľovský sound: Blažej Vidlička, Tomáš Kobza, Boris Varga music: Fatmusic © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia, 2012 The documentary film To the Teacher – Doddy and Juraj – introduces the viewer to two Slovak teachers whose methods stray from the usual academic conventions instilled in schools. Their attitude towards life and their commitment to the teaching process is also demonstrated outside school gates. Juraj is a rebellious activist and conservationist who teaches history and geography at a high school in the town of Považská Bystrica. Doddy is a free man, a biker and teacher of physics, geography and computer science. Both are unwavering in their approach to life and teaching and provide their students with an alternate academic, human and moral authority. |
Other Women
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a three part documentary series stage: completed, 2012 producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová story by: Ingrid Mayerová literary advisor: Ingrid Mayerová, Miroslava Tomaníková © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, 2012 The documentary series Other Women is a set of three films by young female directors. The series discusses female individuality and the desire to be unique - to find the path to one's inner self, the notion of being able to live freely, to experience the joys of life without the restraints of age. The three episode series presents us with women who are not only wild, playful and strong, as the individual titles suggest but first and foremost, women who are each individual and different. |
OTHER WOMEN: Wild
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written and directed by: Tereza Križková director of photography: Erik Eržin, Tereza Križková edited by: Braňo Gotthardt sound: Blažej Vidlička, Gabriela Cáková, Tomáš Kobza, Štefan Ivanov It is in harmony with nature and in accordance with their own femininity that Diana and Zuzana raise their children together. Thanks to the courage that allowed them to unchain themselves from the conventions of society, they are able to helps other women find their inner selves, freedom and spiritual equilibrium. |
OTHER WOMEN: Playful
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written and directed by: Vladislava Plančíková director of photography: Dušan Husár, Denisa Buranová, Miroslav Gerbel edited by: Braňo Gotthardt sound: Blažej Vidlička, Gabriela Cáková, Tomáš Kobza, Štefan Ivanov Can artistic creation fulfill the life of a woman? Can it replace the yearning for motherhood? Five successful artists sit down and play a game that reveals more about themselves, about the principles of their work and the rules of the “game” and the voluntary and involuntary breaking of them. |
OTHER WOMEN: Strong
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written and directed by: Katarína Hlinčíková director of photography: Denisa Buranová edited by: Braňo Gotthardt sound: Blažej Vidlička, Gabriela Cáková, Štefan Ivanov The world of a retired person does not need to consist solely of medication, soap operas and crossword puzzles. Letícia, Anna and Oľga are living proof that age does not stand in the way of happiness and that “old age” is truly relative. Thanks to their active lifestyles, they are able to push the limits of their own boundaries while their mental and physical strength allows them to overcome life obstacles as well as themselves. |
A3UM
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a documentary series stage: completed, 2010-2013 producer: Barbara Janišová Feglová directed by: Samuel Jaško, Diana Kacarová story by: Ivan Kočner script by: Dominika Jašková, Diana Kacarová director of photography:Tomáš Juríček, Tomáš Stanek, Jozef Páleník edited by: Viktor Čistič, Maroš Šlapeta, Marek Kráľovský © HITCHHIKER Cinema, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska/Radio and Television of Slovakia, 2011 – 2013 Architecture, the culture of living and design are phenomenons which we come into contact with constantly and which await behind every corner. Slovakia also has its fair share of structures which will be debated about and discussed for years to come. The television documentary series A3UM about current Slovak architecture and design zooms in on phenomenal projects and their creators, of whom we as observers know very little, despite the fact that they have been standing for decades. |