Project Description

Society critical documentary film about past and present forms of pandemics. Based on historical context, the film focuses primarily on our contemporary society. Selected relevant experts, top scientists from various fields are a guarantee of the interdisciplinary overlap of the film. Will trust in experts help us overcome the fear of the unknown?

Drawings: Marek Ormandík

Music: David Kollar

Sound: Michal Džadoň

DOP: Miroslav Nôta

Editor: Radoslav Dubravský

Executive producer: Andrea Biskupičová

Producer RTVS: Roman Genský

Producer Memory Film: Erik Praus

Producer For Film: Barbara Hessová

Story, Script and Director: Erik Praus

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

Title: UNKNOWN FEAR
DIALOGUES LANGUAGE: Slovak
LENGTH: 55 min.
GENRE: dokumentary
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2023
COPYRIGHT: RTVS Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Memory Film s.r.o. a For Film, s.r.o.
Status: TV broadcasting premiere on Slovak national television ( RTVS 2) November 30th 2023 at 20:10
Trailer Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/884321974

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UNKNOWN FEAR

 

story and script

Erik Praus

director

Erik Praus

dramaturge  RTVS

Mária Šnircová

dramaturge Memory film

Ingrid Mayerová

research

Andrea Biskupičová

Erik Praus,

 

cast :

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Krčméry, DrSc.

doc. MUDr. Ing. RNDr. Peter Celec, DrSc., MPH

doc. Michal Vašečka, PhD.

Mgr. Miroslav Haľák, PhD.

Mgr. Zuzana Panczová , PhD.

Mgr. Matej Gogola, PhD.

PhDr. Martin Štefánik, PhD.

PhDr. Diana Duchoňová, PhD.

PhDr. Richard  Papáč

Mgr. Vojtech Kárpáty, PhD.

 

DOP

Miroslav Nôta

music

David Kollár

sound

Michal Džadoň

editor

Radoslav Dúbravský

grading

Peter Harum

aerial shots

Stanislav Gužák

sound mix 

Michal Džadoň

production RTVS

Jozef Fülöp

executive producer

Andrea Biskupičová

head dramaturge of dokumentáry production RTVS

Ondrej Starinský

producer  FOR FILM

Barbara Hessová

producer  Memory film

Erik Praus

producer  RTVS

Roman Genský

The Statistical data for the film provided by :

National Center for Health Information

State Institute for Drug Control

Statistical office of the Slovak Republic

 

Archive footage of the Press Agency of the Slovak Republic was used in the film +     LOGO

                                             

 

Film and news archives provided by

 

Branislav Špaček

videos of places from the period of the pandemic

Juraj Trstenský

videos from the pandemic period – demonstrations and protests

RTVS Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska

    Lekár umierajúceho času,1983, réžia Miroslav Luther

 Zbojnícky tanec, 1978, réžia Ivan Teren

 Alžbetin dvor, 1986, réžia Andrej Lettrich

 Štúrovci, 1991, réžia Peter Mikulík

 

 

Historical archival materials and photographs

 

Eastern Slovak Museum in Košice

State Archive in Bratislava

fond Bratislavská župa I. Morové spisy 1738 – 1740

State Archive in Prešov

Prešov Municipality fund

 

Works of art

 

Slovak National Gallery

Ladislav Mednyánszky: Vojnoví zajatci. 1914 – 1918

Ladislav Mednyánszky: Memento. Scéna hrôzy. 1895

Ladislav Mednyánszky: Koniec života. Starecký pár v noci. 1895 – 1900

Ladislav Mednyánszky: Kľačiaci odsúdenec. 1878 – 1880

Neznámy maliar: Posledný súd. Epitaf rodiny Horváth-Stansith zo Strážok. 1584

 

 

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere Wien

August Roth : Kinderreigen, 1906

Štajerský maliar: Fastentuch mit alttestamentlichen Szenen / fragment, okolo 1440

Marek Ormandík

 

Kresby z karantény, 2020

 Tri hlavy z cyklu P.S. (Portrét smrti), 2019/23

        Busta s maskou (rúškom), 2020

  Save Jesus, 2018

 

Thanks for your cooperation

 

Press Agency of the Slovak Republic

Mgr. art. Michal Svitok

Ing. Mária Tarišková

 

Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic

State Archive in Bratislava

Mgr. Alena Macková PhD.

Mgr. Zlatica Výrostová

Bc. Peter Blaho

Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic

State archive in Prešov

Mgr. Alena Mišíková, PhD.

Mgr. Renáta Geriová

PhDr. Ferdinand Uličný

Eastern Slovak Museum in Košice

Ing. Dominik Béreš, MBA, LL.M

Mgr. Dušan Béreš

PhDr. Richard  Papáč

Mgr. Vojtech Kárpáty, PhD.

Slovak National Gallery

Mgr. Daniela Kostková

Mgr. Bohdana Hromádková

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Sonja Kosiba

Mgr. Miroslav Haľák, PhD.

City of Banská Štiavnica

Mgr. Ján Petrík

State Institute for Drug Control

Mgr. Jana Matiašová

Statistical office of the Slovak Republic

Mgr. Jana Morháčová

Mgr. Jana Klúčiková, MBA

National Center for Health Information

Mgr. Veronika Daničová

Comenius University Faculty of Medicine

Mgr. Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková, PhD.

Mgr. Emil Bečka, PhD.

Slovak Academy Of Science

Bratislava Policy Institute

University of Health and Social Work St. Elizabeth

Igor Kmiť

Archive of the city of Bratislava

 PhDr. Michal  Duchoň, PhD.

Poniky Roman Catholic parish

brat Karol Baran

brat Robert

Missionary Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Liptovsky Museum

Múzeum liptovskej dediny Pribylina

Archeoskanzen Havránok

Milan Madliak

 Jirí Přibyl

Tripolitana, Archeopark Hanušovce nad Topľou

Ing. Samuel Bruss

RNDr. Peter Pjenčák

 Robert Kirchhoff

Laco Hiveš, Ondro Srnka, Ďuro Hajdin, Stano Janúch, Stano Gužák

Special thanks 

in memoriam prof. MUDr. Vladimír Krčméry, DrSc.

© 2023

RTVS Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska

Memory film, s.r.o

For Film, s.r.o

Financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic