Section: Short Film Competition

RITUÁLY

Rites

Damian Vondrasek

CZ, 2022, 16 Min

A boy with a cleft lip tries to prove his worth to a street gang, and yet the enticing adventure suddenly turns into a traumatising initiation ritual caught on smartphone. With its vibrant images, the film captures the mania of generation TikTok.

Text: Joshua Jádi
English: Peter Rickerby

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The film will be shown as part of the "Long Night of Short Films" in the Weltspiegel (large hall) in original version with English subtitles and simultaneous German translation.

Text: Joshua Jádi
English: Peter Rickerby

Drehbuch
Damián Vondrášek, Lukáš Csicsely

Kamera
Kryštof Melka

Ton
Šimon Herrmann

Schnitt
Jakub Podmanický

Ausstattung
Stella Šonková

Darsteller
Tomáš Starý, Daniel Vízek

Produzent
Martina Netíková

Produktion
Cinémotif Films

Co-Produktion
FAMU - Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Damian Vondrasek - Damián Vondrášek is currently finishing studies of Directing at FAMU. His first short Together (2015) took the best director award at Famufest. Imprisoned (2016) was selected to San Sebastian IFF and Karlovy Vary IFF, also nominated for the best student film at the Czech Lion Awards. Frontier (2020) premiered at Trieste and got two nominations at the Czech Lion Awards. His upcoming short Rites, supported by Czech Film Fund and selected for Cannes Focus Script program and also Midpoint Shorts, is now in post-production. His first feature Goddess is participating in the LIM development program organized by Le Groupe Ouest.

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