Because of a flight complication, the Saturday screening of Transparent will be without Rhys Ernst, but visitors can look forward to Cerise Howard, an Australian journalist focusing on trans* representation in film, and to the founder of local Transparent initiative, Damian Machaj.
We are honored to welcome internationally acclaimed filmmaker, photographer and writer Bruce LaBruce on the 17th annual Mezipatra.
The festival is about to start and the team of Mezipatra is shaken by a drama. Two arch fag hags have launched a duel. What exactly is going on? Find out in our blog.
Scriptwriter Léo is looking for inspiration for his new film and sets off to the wilderness in search of wolves. In the end, he finds something completely different – shepherdess named Maria, who seduces him and gets pregnant. However, Maria refuses to look after the child and Léo, alone with the baby in his arms, enters the lives of the people in his new environment. Staying Vertical is a dreamy contemplation of the crisis of the role of man and father mingled with natural human sexuality unrestrained by conventions.
It's starting tonight! The 17th edition of Mezipatra is starting in Prague. Choose while there's still time – either here or in the catalogue which you can get in Lucerna and Světozor cinemas and other selected venues.
Discussions, lectures and Q&As have always been a key part of Mezipatra. We won't rob you of them this year either – in Prague, experts will talk about the phenomenon of chemsex, and the American filmmaker Rhys Ernst will guide you through the trans* movement history in an interactive discussion. In Brno, experts will focus on such diverse topics as queer literature, sexual assistance, and changes brought by the Velvet Revolution. And both cities will discuss the current issue of same-sex marriages.
It wouldn't be right without guests from abroad. This year, they will come from Berlin, Austria, Spain, France, but also from the USA and Israel. You can meet them at discussions and Q&As, at special screenings, and also at a photographic exhibition and at a unique performance which you certainly shouldn't miss!
The festival catalogue still has the scent of fresh print and will make you smile. You can buy it for 50CZK at the box offices of Lucerna, Světozor, Art and Scala cinemas. Don't hesitate, go and get it!
We've divided the more than forty short films into seven sections. Everybody will choose something!
Portraits of extraordinary personalities and stories of seemingly ordinary characters, insights into most diverse subcultures, numerous questions and frequent difficulties with looking for an answer. You'll find all this in the six distinctive documentaries that we've selected for you this year.
