Biography
With films that reflect on life in contemporary Eastern Europe, Czech filmmaker Jana Ševcíková has distinguished herself as a practitioner of poetic documentary. A graduate of the Prague Film Academy, her thesis film, Piemule (1984), offers a frank examination of Czech émigrés in Romania during the final years of Ceausecu‘s totaltitarian regime. She has produced films independently, such as Jakub (1992), and received state funding from the Czech Ministry of Culture. Her films have been shown at festivals in Berlin, Strasbourg, Karlovy Vary and Cracow. Praised throughout Europe, Ševčíková‘s intimately crafted works challenge the distanced conventions of ethnographic filmmaking.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Those Who Dance in the Dark
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Those Who Dance in the Dark
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2022
Lean A Ladder Against Heaven
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2014
Lean A Ladder Against Heaven
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Lean A Ladder Against Heaven
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2014
Sweetgrass
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2009
Gyumri
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
Gyumri
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2008
Gyumri
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008
The Rite of Spring
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2002
The Rite of Spring
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Old Believers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Old Believers
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2002
The Old Believers
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 2002
The Old Believers
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Jakub
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
Jakub
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1992
Jakub
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1992
Tulakóna
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1986
Tulakóna
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986