Island on the Roof
Czech Films 2001 / Ostrov na střeše / Czech Republic 2001
Synopsis
The young Czech girl Lena lives an ordinary, monotonous life. Suddenly her banal existence is ruffled by strange goings-on. Is the mysterious young man who appears in her life only a figment of her imagination? In any event, this narrative is the story of a single process of awakening.
About the film
12 min / Black & white, 35 mm
Director Artemio Benki
/ Screenplay Artemio Benki, Arenelle Verenka
/ Dir. of Photography Igor Luther
/ Music Irena a Vojtěch Havlovi
/ Editor Michal Lánský
/ Producer Artemio Benki
/ Production Sirena Film
/ Cast Lenka Vlasáková
About the director
Artemio Benki is a French screenwriter, director and producer. Filmography: short documentaries Gloria L (1992), My Land (Má půda, 1993), the mid-length paradocumentary Moon Valley (Měsíční údolí, 1994), the tale Risk from the feature film Prague Stories (Riziko, Praha očima…, 1999), the short feature Island on the Roof (2001) and the feature currently in the pipeline Adverse Winds / Les Vents Contraires (2001).
