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Aliens and Herons
CZ, 2008, 26min., DVD
The documentary Aliens and Herons portraits the fate of the sculptures from the Communist so callednormalization era in the Czech public space. During the Communist regime there was a law ordering 4 percent of building budget to be used for fine… More
Synopsis
The documentary Aliens and Herons portraits the fate of the sculptures from the Communist so called
normalization era in the Czech public space. During the Communist regime there was a law ordering 4 per
cent of building budget to be used for fine art and decoration in architecture. The film describes the
atmosphere of the time and the relationship of the artists to the “official art” and it’s topics, but, mainly, it
addresses the decay of the public space today and the devastation of often valuable artworks. There is no
official protection of these “normalization” sculptures in the public space. In terms of what order is the art
being made today? Why does it always have to be innocent sculptures who suffer from political change?
| Director | Rozálie Kohoutová |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Pavel Karous, Rozálie Kohoutová |
| Director of photography | Jan Šuster |
| Editor | Adam Patyk |
| Sound | Ladislav Greiner, Vítězslav Jíra |
| Producer | Radim Procházka |
| Genre | Short |
| Production Companies | PRODUKCE RADIM PROCHÁZKA |
| Co-production | Česká televize |
