Czech Republic 2010
Colour 90 min
“You bet on someone in the beginning of the process and then you wait and see what life does with them”, this is how Helena Třeštíková explains her long-term documentaries. This time she brings us Katka – 14 years in the life of a drug addict. Katka is a troubled young woman living on the edge of human existence, desperately searching for love and salvation. Will she find it in the arms of the man she loves? Or in the first cry of her long-desired baby?
Tagging along with her through the back streets of Prague, Třeštíková gets deep under the skin of a person most of us would cross the road to avoid. Still one thing is certain – once met Katka, you will never forget her.
Awards
Montreal International Documentary Festival 2010
DocТape Award
Pilsen Film Festival 2011
Best Czech Doc
Open City London Documentary Festival 2011
Grand Jury Special Mention
MakeDox 2011
Onion Award for Best Film
Helena Třeštíková
Born in 1949 in Prague.
Graduated from documentary film department at FAMU.
Since 1974 has been working as a professional documentary filmmaker, has made around sixty documentaries. Since 1980-s has been specializing on so called time-lapse documentaries. Such films as Marriage Stories / Manželské etudy (1987-2006), Tell Me Something about Yourself / Řekni mi něco o sobě (1992-2008) and Women at the Turn of the Century / Ženy na přelomu tisíciletí (2000-2001) brought her fame and made her become one of the most interesting documentary directors.
Selected filmography
2010 Katka
2008 René
2007 Marcela
2001 Women at the Turn of the Century / Ženy na přelomu tisíciletí
1997 The Sweet Century / Sladké století
Colour 90 min
“You bet on someone in the beginning of the process and then you wait and see what life does with them”, this is how Helena Třeštíková explains her long-term documentaries. This time she brings us Katka – 14 years in the life of a drug addict. Katka is a troubled young woman living on the edge of human existence, desperately searching for love and salvation. Will she find it in the arms of the man she loves? Or in the first cry of her long-desired baby?
Tagging along with her through the back streets of Prague, Třeštíková gets deep under the skin of a person most of us would cross the road to avoid. Still one thing is certain – once met Katka, you will never forget her.
Awards
Montreal International Documentary Festival 2010
DocТape Award
Pilsen Film Festival 2011
Best Czech Doc
Open City London Documentary Festival 2011
Grand Jury Special Mention
MakeDox 2011
Onion Award for Best Film
Helena Třeštíková
Born in 1949 in Prague.
Graduated from documentary film department at FAMU.
Since 1974 has been working as a professional documentary filmmaker, has made around sixty documentaries. Since 1980-s has been specializing on so called time-lapse documentaries. Such films as Marriage Stories / Manželské etudy (1987-2006), Tell Me Something about Yourself / Řekni mi něco o sobě (1992-2008) and Women at the Turn of the Century / Ženy na přelomu tisíciletí (2000-2001) brought her fame and made her become one of the most interesting documentary directors.
Selected filmography
2010 Katka
2008 René
2007 Marcela
2001 Women at the Turn of the Century / Ženy na přelomu tisíciletí
1997 The Sweet Century / Sladké století
