Karel Dolak

Insignificant Specks of Dust in a Tapestry of Stars

Critical reflection on the illegal mining of precious metals under harsh working conditions is intertwined with observations of moon exploration. Two motifs interwoven with questions about the price of progress – the planet being mined and the exhausted miners digging up depleted gold deposits in Africa – draw attention to the ethical dimension of natural resource exploitation.

Rejoyce!

After the death of her husband, an elderly vicar's wife re-discovers a book of erotic fiction that she wrote in her youth.

Milkgum

Sel, an isolated escort and young mother, undergoes an unnerving transformation after learning that an Oedipal creature, the Milkgum, has been ensnaring the men in her life.

Waiting Room

An elderly couple are optimistic that they will out live the Queen of England. Now all that remains are small fragments of their existence scattered through the husbands model railway.

Waiting Room

An elderly couple are optimistic that they will out live the Queen of England. Now all that remains are small fragments of their existence scattered through the husbands model railway.

Estuary

A sensory journey of elements, light and illusions captured along the lochs, rivers and coastlines of Scotland.

Honey Bunny Duracell

A vivid encounter with former three time Czech National Boxing Champion. Experience the rise and fall in the career of a female fighter.

Eye Exam

A woman goes in for a routine eye exam and discovers her optometrist might have nefarious intentions.

Limbo

An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

My Loneliness Is Killing Me

When Elliott lures the animalistic Jack to his apartment for a late night hook up, he unexpectedly unearths a dark emotional connection.

Pikadero

Unable to fly the nest due to the economic crisis that grips Spain, a penniless, young couple have trouble consummating their fledgling relationship in their parents' homes.

Coombs

If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination.

Coombs

If Samuel Beckett had lived in Scotland and made a great film, it would be this: a lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. These facts of life are revealed in an act of virtuoso film-making that is dedicated, laconic and ultimately - impossible as it may seem - uplifting. A unique experience, this is a very significant and totally original film that will test, and reward any audience. The challenge is to spend time with lonely old people and Dolak is unflinching. He handles words, sounds and image with extreme care. His film is composed of long takes that juxtapose a daily routine alongside the expansive and empty landscapes of the north east, and both shot in exquisitely beautiful monochrome. Everything seems settled and inevitable until the film makes a completely unexpected move into another realm and intimates a further reach of the imagination.

Patata Tortilla

A short film teaser for the feature film Pikadero. Ane and Gorka travel to a sex hotel in the mountains in order to consummate their relationship. However, things are never as easy as they seem and they end up questioning the meaning of their fledgling relationship.

The List Film

A film of the award winning live theatre production The List. A woman struggles to adjust to rural life with a young family in Quebec. Increasingly isolated, she keeps life in order through obsessive list making. As her marriage struggles she befriends Caroline. When Caroline requests a favour she adds it to her list. The difference between remembering to do it, and neglecting to take it seriously, becomes the difference between life and death. Produced in association with Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University.