PRIPYAT PIANO FILM

Synopsis

26 April 1986: Chernobyl’s reactor number 4 explodes and provokes the biggest nuclear disaster in history. Pripyat, where the plant is located, becomes a ghost city. Guided by former inhabitants, Eliška Cílková takes us in her quest of the town’s memory. Gracefully shot, the film reminds us the power of music where less expected. Outside the realm of mere visual and haptic experiences, a documentary is released calling for the return of man as a creator and performer to continue their fatally cut-off work. In poems and songs composed by the original inhabitants of Pripyat, we can hear that a strong connection between people and their home persists.

Pripyat Piano was premiered at Visions du Réel – International Film Festival in Nyon in 2020.

PRIZES:

2019 Silver Eye Award, 2020 AEON PRIZE Image science film festival, 2021 Honorary Mention The Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival, 2021 Czech Lion Nominee – Best short film, 2021 Czech Critics Awars Nominee – Best short film, 2022 Alcira Luengas BEST BSO Award – Festival Escenario.

FILM CREW:

Producer: Jindrich Andrs, production: Noemi Krausova, DOP: Tomas Frkal, Sound: Miroslav Chaloupka, Graphics: Kristyna Cilkova, director, editor, music: Eliska Cilkova. Coproduced by FAMU, produced by Gamma Pictures s.r.o.