Noir
Prague
Do you love suspense and unexpected twists? The hunt for mysterious culprits set against a dark backdrop? iShorts’ April lineup will convince you that even short film mysteries can be just as compelling. Join us for a dose of spine-tingling thrills with a selection of short films from both the Czech Republic and abroad.
I'LL END UP IN JAIL (CANADA)
Director: Alexandre Dostie | Producers: Hany Ouichou, Jeanne-Marie Poulain |
Star: Joseph Delorey, Martine Francke, Stephane Jacques |
Year: 2019 | Length: 23 min | Live Action |
A stay-at-home mom gets into a murderous car crash where nobody wants to take the blame.
HUNT (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Director: Yevgeniya Soldatova | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Marián Škorvaga, David Kocáb |
Year: 2025 | Length: 5 min | Live Action |
The short film Hunt explores the tense relationship between a father and son during a hunting trip in a remote forest. A strict father and a son longing for recognition clash in scenes where reality blurs into a nightmare. In the basement, the father faces hallucinations of guilt, while a hare’s trail, a missed shot, and the power of the gun blur the line between prey and son. Does the forest hold the secret of what really happened that day?
THE PECULIAR ABILITIES OF MR. MAHLER (GERMANY)
Director: Paul Philipp | Producers: Rüdiger Heinze, Stefan Sporbert |
Star: André Hennicke, Dante Gutierrez Janssen, Jasmin Schwiers |
Year: 2017 | Length: 29 min | Live Action |
East Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 6-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political.
HOUSING BENEFIT (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Director: Lukáš Valíšek | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Anežka Rusevová, Filip Týc, Štěpán Coufal, Štěpánka Pencová |
Year: 2025 | Length: 18 min | Live Action |
Zbyněk is a poor student who goes to the employment office to apply for housing assistance. He is assigned to Květa, a clerk. To navigate the treacherous bureaucracy, he is forced to cheat the system. One evening, however, he runs into Květa at a bar and discovers that she, too, is a victim of the Kafkaesque system and the structures of power.
UNCLE VOVA (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Director: Andrey Bortnik | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Vladislav Osipenko, Vladimír Molodov, Aksana Netelewa |
Year: 2025 | Length: 21 min | Live Action |
Young Vasya struggles with loneliness and bullying in the harsh reality of a prefabricated housing estate. In an effort to become strong and protect his mother, Vasya befriends his uncle Vova, a "war hero" and former prisoner. This friendship draws him into a dark and cruel world of new possibilities, where the concepts of strength and heroism are blurred by crime and a bloody past. Set in the claustrophobic environment of a prefabricated apartment building, the story captivates with both its raw atmosphere and its suspenseful plot.
Total length of the screening 97 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.
