Alien (Cizinec)

Director Martin Máj, 2013, Czech Republic, 7 minutes

An animated comedy about travelling to foreign countries.

Alien will screen before The Boxer and Death 9:00pm Monday August 25 in Melbourne and before To See the Sea 6:00pm Sunday September 7 in Sydney

Ham story (O šunce)

Director Eliška Chytková, 2012, Czech Republic, 6 minutes

An animated, imaginative story about the grey, everyday ordinariness of life.

Ham Story will screen before Velvet Terrorists 4:30pm Thursday September 4 in Sydney

L.H.

Director Adam Sedlák, 2013, Czech Republic, 30 minutes

Based on a true story about Lord Hoven (Lord of the Shit), who caused an uproar with his “artwork” in a university lavatory.

L.H. will screen before Birds, Orphans and Fools 2:00pm Sunday September 7 in Sydney

Little Cousteau (Malý Cousteau)

Director Jakub Kouřil, 2013, Czech Republic, 8 minutes

A little boy longs for deep-sea adventures in this homage to Jacques Cousteau.

Little Cousteau will screen before  Delight 9:30pm Saturday September 6 in Sydney

Little Secret (Strach)

Director Martin Krejčí, 2013, Czech Republic, 21 minutes

A teenager blames his serious injury on an attack by a group of Roma, with snowballing repercussions. Inspired by a true story.

Little Secret will screen before Normalization 6:30pm Monday 25 in Melbourne and before Candidate 6:30pm Saturday September 6 in Sydney

M.O.

Director Jakub Kouřil, 2012, Czech Republic, 7 minutes

Animated story of an elderly woman and a mail-order mechanical grandpa.

M.O will screen before Closely Observed Trains 6:00pm Sunday August 24 in Melbourne and before Normalization 6:30pm Friday September 5 in Sydney

Mythopolis

Director Alexandra Hetmerová, 2013, Czech Republic, 11 minutes

Animated film in which creatures from Greek mythology have the same everyday problems as us.

Mythopolis will screen before The Boxer and Death 4:00pm Friday September 5 in Sydney

Thou Shalt Not Steal (Nepokradeš)

Director Martina Malinová, 2013, Czech Republic, 12 minutes

Documentary addressing shoplifting as an act of subversion records the participators in the act and explores their motives.

Thou Shalt Not Steal will screen before The Godfather’s Story 9:30pm Friday August 22 in Melbourne and before The Lyricist 2:00pm Saturday September 6 in Sydney

Tram (Tramvaj)

Director Michaela Pavlátová, 2012, Czech Republic & France, 8 minutes

Following the road’s vibrations, to the rhythm of tickets being stamped, a conductress gets turned on and the whole tram becomes an erotic object.

Tram will screen before Delight 7:00pm Friday August 22 in Melbourne and before The Godfather’s Story 9:30pm Friday September 5 in Sydney