Ilja Zeljenka Movies

A tribute to Martin Slivka, one of the most important personalities of Slovak cinematography and culture. He was the creator of Slovak documentary...

A girl is transformed into a maple tree by her impulsive and angry mother. Three poor wandering musicians come by the tree and create instruments...

The story of Pavel Duchaj, who starts walking with a cane, which is a sign for the village community that he will soon pass away. Not only the...

A classical ballad motif about an aging father and his three daughters is quite unusually here set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia of the...

A metaphorical story about the conflict of human reason and ideals with the dehumanizing mechanism of social institutions. A satire criticizing the...

A documentary poetic composition about the hopes of farmers for a better life.

A television film based on a novella "Zhanobená krv" ("Dishonored Blood") by František Švantner.

Television film, based on Rudolf Jašík's novel of the same name, tells the story of a blind boy rejected by his own family.

A documentary about the work of lumberjacks in hard-to-access locations.

A short film which documents early lumber and textile manufacturing processes.

Ethnographic documentary about customs and ceremonies connected with death in a Bulgarian village.