Girl America (Screening #3)

dir. Viktor Tauš / 2024 / drama, fantasy / Czechia / CZ with EN subtitles / 108 minutes All dates: Tuesday, January 7, 7:00 PM | FREE REGISTRATION Thursday, January 8, 7:00 PM | FREE REGISTRATION Friday, January 10, 7:00 PM | FREE REGISTRATION All screenings followed by a Q&A with director Viktor Tauš and set designer Jan Kadlec. Girl America is a poignant story of a young girl abandoned and raised in totalitarian Czechoslovakia, blending surreal imagery with raw reality as she fights for redemption. Known as Girl America (Amerikánka), she starts as an orphan under communism, moving through foster care, juvenile detention, and, eventually, the upheaval of the Velvet Revolution. But Girl America is more than a tale of survival—it’s an emotional journey of resilience, exploring the transformative power of hope. It is the hope of escape to a promised land—America—where her father awaits. How many times can you be knocked down, and yet, rise again? This is the story of that unyielding spirit. More Info below.