ZIVOT K SEZRÁNÍ
LIVING LARGE
Benjamin weighs 180 pounds and is a passionate amateur chef with a sweet tooth. His parents are divorced, he is bullied at school – but he is also a songwriter and lead singer in a band, currently preparing for the big school concert. When he falls in love with Karla and learns during a medical examination that his weight is a health risk, he decides to lose weight – for her. But Karla isn't interested in him. Frustrated, he lets it slide until his father's new girlfriend makes it clear to him: your life is more than a number on the scales. Music, friends, fun – that's what counts! If you want to lose weight, do it for yourself.
A charming claymation film that tackles a topical issue: body positivity. LIVING LA strikes a fine balance: it celebrates self-acceptance without overlooking the importance of a healthy lifestyle – and without pointing fingers.
Wed, 05.11.2025 | 10:00 | Gladhouse | original version with English subtitles + simultaneous German translation
school screening
Sat, 08.11.2025 | 15:00 | Gladhouse | original version with English subtitles + simultaneous German translation
Petr Jarchovský
Václav Fronk
David Titěra, Viktor Ekrt
Kristina Dufková
Michal Novinski
Tyler Gay, Fionn Kinsella, Alexandra Hermans, Raquel Sciacca, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Wayne Grayson, Laurie Hymes, Preston Bowman, Kacmar Schroeder, Charlie Patton, Asher Edgecliffe, Erica Schroeder, Emily Cramer, Ryan Andes, Erica Schroeder, Georgette Timoney, Mike Pollock, Mary O'Brady, Terry Palasz, Tom Wayland
Česká televize, RTVS, MagicLab
Kristina Dufková - Kristina Dufková (1978) is a director, animator and artist, a graduate of FAMU. Between 1993 and 1997 she studied at the Jan Neruda Gymnasium in Prague, continuing her studies at the Higher Vocational School of Film in Písek, where she majored in animation. From 2000-2010 she studied animation at FAMU. LIVING LARGE is her debut feature.For her graduation film USNULA JSEM (A TEAR IS NEEDED) (2008), in which she also cast her partner Jiří Macháček and her daughter Berta, she won the Best Animated Film Award at Anifest 2009. She later published a book of the same name. Dufková's film work stands out for its excellent animation and visual stylisation. In her artistic work she combines the world of children and the world of adults.
