Audiovisual Lessons

We create audio-visual lessons on various topics for schools and organizations operating in the Czech Republic. We also prepare lessons in English that can be easily used in English language teaching. Last but not least, you can check our lessons about Czechoslovak history with English subtitles along with English activities.

Czech films with English subtitles and activities

1989: From the diary of Ivana A.

English / Movies for public

2014 / 42 min. / titulky / 12—21 let

The subject of the film is the authentic diary of 18-year old Ivana A., who uses the personable perspective of a high school student to reflect on a year of the existence of Communist Czechoslovakia.

1989: From Letters Across the Iron Curtain

Movies for public / Contemporary Czechoslovak history

2019 / 44 min. / titulky / 13—21 let

Petr Kořínek is 21. He’s from Pardubice, listens to underground bands, reads samizdat publications, and has problems at school because of his long hair. He also dreams about emigrating. It so happens it’s early 1989, and there is nothing to indicate that he might see freedom anytime soon in communist Czechoslovakia.

English lessons created for English teaching

These lessons can only be played in the Czech Republic. You can find more films in our films for the public section.

Colored

English

2003 / 1 min. / titulky / 12—21 let

He is born pink and when he grows up, he turns white. In the sun, he first turns red and then brown. Who is it? The white man – the one who loves to call people with other skin "colored"!

The Bristol Bike Project

English

2009 / 18 min. / titulky / 12—18 let

There are as many as 400 asylum seekers currently living in Bristol. They each get just 35 pounds a week from the government, which is only just enough for them to buy a cheap meal. They cannot use city transport, as it is too expensive for them, which means they generally get around on foot. But since 2008 this is no longer the case, thanks to the group of enthusiastic people that launched a unique project.

Hiphop-eration

English

2014 / 57 min. / titulky / 14—21 let

Can a dance troupe of senior citizens with an average age of nearly 90 take part in a hip hop competition? The film documents their journey through time until their performance at Hip Hop International championship in Las Vegas.

In Real Life

English

2017 / 2 min. / titulky / 12—21 let

This spot shows how anonymous comments affect real people. What would we say to a stranger in the street? Shouldn’t the rules on the internet be the same as in real life?

Joe's Violin

English

2016 / 24 min. / titulky / 12—15 let

Joseph Feingold was born into a musical family where having an ear for music and knowing how to play an instrument played a significant role. For him, the most important musical instrument was always the violin. After World War II broke out, he was deported from his home in Poland to Siberia together with his father.

Just Eat It

English

2014 / 33 min. / titulky / 13—20 let

Jenny and Grant are filmmakers who do not fancy the Western attitude towards food. They come up with a project in which they point out the seriousness of food waste.

Lifestyle Pioneers

English

2020 / 23 min. / 10—21 let

Daniel, Gittemary, and Rob are activists who have opted for a zero-waste lifestyle. Thanks to social networks, they inspire others to also become interested in a greener approach to life. "Waste-free Daniel" works in New York as a designer who has built an original brand on sustainable fashion. Gittemary lives in Aalborg, Denmark, and in her entertaining videos, she shares recipes on how to do without the use of plastics and how to reduce waste overall. Rob from Orlando, USA, teaches gardening and lives in a house he has built from leftover materials. He uses and lives almost exclusively on what he grows in a rented garden. By that, he proves that bartering and cooperation can lead to a more responsible lifestyle that will not contribute to the destruction of our planet.

Trolling America

English

2018 / 12 min. / 14—21 let

This short documentary aims to explore the centre of fake news. It also depicts real causes connected to fake news because of the power of social media and warns about elections in 2020.

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