ABOUT A FATHER

Synopsis

Sixty-year old Jindřich is waiting for a heart transplant. His wife, in an effort to protect him from a heart attack, has moved with him and their teenage daughter to their cottage in the countryside, so that he would have an absolutely peaceful life. But their son David comes for a holiday and he is not alone. He would like to discuss his life situation with his father but his mother intervenes as she is afraid that it would upset his father. Is, however, the worry about his health the real reason why she is making her children lie to their father?

All-star cast:
Father: Antonín Procházka
Mother: Alena Mihulová
David: Jakub Krejča
Adam: Jiří Vojta
Veronika: Eliška Macková

Film crew:
Script writer, editor and director: Roman Němec
Director of photography: Karel Pobříslo
Sound engineer: Martin Jiránek
Original music composer: Tomáš Oliva
Make-up artist: Rini Leman
Executive production: Leona Hrnková, Martina Seidlová

Awards

"I thought the film was beautiful and the subtext about morality and love regardless of sexuality was spot on."
-Southern Shorts Awards Judge

"A beautiful setting with beautiful characters can only turn into a beautiful story. The funny and lighthearted beginning sets a tone that doesn’t die off, even when such serious topics get touched during the piece. Personal freedom and love are beautiful things to fight for."
-Largo Film Awards Judge

"About a Father is a funny and touching story of a father waiting for a heart transplant who welcomes the opportunity to get to know his son and his ‘roommate’ before it’s too late."
-Press Release of Connecticut LGBT Film Festival

"The film was very funny, I enjoyed how Adam stumbles around the house, naked, making a bigger mess when cleaning up his original mess. But I particularly enjoyed the father character, a man who knows that he may be dying, but would rather enjoy life and do so than live cautiously until his heart transplant."
-DC Shorts Film Festival Reviewer

"Nemec has done a brilliant job in capturing a wide range of emotions in this short storytelling form. Highly recommended."
-Nami Melumad, Top Shorts Judge

Trailer

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Photo Albums

Screenings

Gala premiere
Lucerna Cinema Prague
31.1.2017, 6.00 pm

qFLIX Philadelphia festival
Prince Theater, Philadelphia, USA
18.3.2017, 2:30 pm EST
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Milledgeville Film Festival
Arts & Sciences Auditorium Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
29.4.2017, 3:00 pm EST
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Connecticut LGBT Film Festival
Cinestudio Hartford, Connecticut, USA
5.6.2017, 7:30 pm EDT
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Korea Queer Film Festival
퀴어영화제
Lotte Cinema Broadway, Seoul, Republic of Korea
21.7.2017, 11:30 am KST
23.7.2017, 2:00 pm KST
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North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
The Carolina Theatre of Durham, North Carolina, USA
11.8.2017, 6:50 pm EDT
13.8.2017, 12:10 pm EDT
15.8.2017, 3:20 pm EDT
16.8.2017, 9:10 pm EDT
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Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
香港同志影展
Broadway Cinemas, The ONE, Hong Kong
10.9.2017, 5:10 pm HKT
11.9.2017, 5:40 pm HKT
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Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival
Camelot Theatre Two, Palm Springs, California, USA
22.9.2017, 1:00 pm PDT
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Out On Film, Atlanta's LGBT Film Festival
Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.10.2017, 12:00 pm EDT
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Pride Pictures – Queer Film Festival 2017
Studio 3 Kinemathek Karlsruhe, Germany
7.10.2017, 6:15 pm CEST
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Pride Film Festival
The Broadway at Pride ArtsCenter, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10.10.2017, 7:30 pm CDT
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Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
11.11.2017, 2:30 pm EDT
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Abhimani European Film Festival for Colombo PRIDE 2018
Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute Auditorium, Sri Lanka, Colombo
1.7.2018, 3:30 pm IST