Sometimes, all it takes is a pencil line, a few clay puppets or a handful of pixels and the story will hit you harder than a Hollywood spectacle. A bear cub raised by a tree that loves him more than he deserves. A boy who sold a girl's tears and didn't know what he was selling. A man who's spent his life putting off what's most important until retirement. Three sisters on an island, into whose lives a sailor sails and causes amorous chaos. And a butterfly whose strong arms hold one whole human life. Five Oscar-nominated films from Canada, the US, Ireland, France and Israel, and none is quite like the other.
RETIREMENT PLAN (Ireland)
Directed by John Kelly | Producers: Andrew Freedman, Julie Murnaghan |
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson |
Year of Production: 2024 | Runtime: 7 min | Animation |
Ray experiences a hectic and exhausting period of middle age. In moments of escape, he imagines all the things he will start doing once he retires and finally has "time".
The Butterfly (France)
Directed by Florence Miailhe | Produced by Luc Camilli, Ron Dyens |
Starring Fayçal Safi, Jessica Jaouiche, Alexandre Liebe |
Year of production: 2024 | Runtime: 15 min | Animation |
A man swims in the sea, and with every stroke, memories come flooding back to the surface. From childhood to adulthood, his life unfolds under the sign of the water, which connects all his life's moments.
The Girl Who Cried the Pearls (Canada)
Directed by Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski | Produced by Marc Bertrand, Christine Noël, Julie Roy |
Starring: Colm Feore, Gabrielle Dallaire, James Hyndman |
Year of production: 2025 | Runtime: 17 min | Animated film |
Montreal in the early 20th century. A poor boy falls in love with a girl whose tears turn into pearls. He sells them to a heartless pawnbroker who wants more and more pearls. When the choice between love and the prospect of riches becomes stark, the boy risks paying the ultimate price - his own soul.
THREE SISTERS (Israel, Cyprus, Russia)
Directed by Konstantin Bronzit | Producers: Alexander Boyarskiy, Sergey Seliyanov |
Year of production: 2024 | Runtime: 14 min | Animation |On a remote island, three sisters live, each in her own small house and in her own solitude. But when circumstances force them to rent one of the houses, their quiet and settled world begins to subtly change.
ALWAYS GREEN (USA)
Directed by Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears | Produced by Steph Gortz, Jennifer Gandrup Sackheim |
Year: 2025 | Runtime: 13 min | Animation |
An orphaned bear cub finds refuge in a caring tree that becomes almost a father figure to him. But when his curiosity and appetite for human garbage lead him too close to humans, he finds himself in unexpected danger. The screening will be in the original version with Czech and English subtitles.
Total running time 66 minutes. Accessible for ages 12 and up.
FILM CLUB TELEGRAPH & DISCOUNT FOR FILM FANS
The film is presented under the banner of the Telegraph Film Club. If you are a member of our FK and therefore a cardholder of the AČFK - Association of Czech Film Clubs for 2026 or ARTER card, you are entitled to a 20- CZK discount for this event. This discount can also be combined with a reduced admission price for students or seniors. The card must be presented at the entrance to the cinema.
For more information about the Film Clubs Card, please visit kmarter.cz
Program changes subject to change.
