Production Manager

Klára Plechsson

A man experiences time slips as an elusive woman pops in and out of his vision, in Jay Walker's mesmerising promo for Diplo and Sonny Fodera.&nbsp;Playing with themes of sanity, time and the very fabric of reality itself, the video moves at a breakneck speed, as the protagonist tries his best to maintain a sense of normality.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Anna Smoroňová uses lasers and strobing light effects to match the frenzied energy of the concept, and intermixes static establishing shots with handheld camerawork and subtle Snorricam footage to reflect the abstract vision.&nbsp;

Czech Republic

Jay Walker

Provoke Pictures

Blink

Mojas Perovic

Zach Slouka

Patrik Rams

Lukáš Král

Jirka Vrana

Jirka Krmelík

Martin Polák

Andrej Pocisk

Phil La Noiraude

Jakub Jelínek

Marina Starke

Sam Seager

Anna Smoronova

Vojtěch Komrzý

Electronic

Diplo & Sonny Fodera 'Turn Back Time' by Jay Walker

Diplo-&-Sonny-Fodera-'Turn-Back-Time'-by-Jay-Walker

Jay Walker's spellbinding video for Slovakian singer Katarzia Kubošiová is a gripping, impressionistic&nbsp;affair, dramatising&nbsp;different historical strands, connected by their theme: the subjugation&nbsp;of women by men&nbsp;and their institutions. It's so impressive it has been championed by women's groups protesting against systematic sexism and limits on reproductive rights in Slovakia and neighbouring Poland.In storylines that she devised with Katarzia and her DoP Anna&nbsp;Smoronova in response to recent events&nbsp;in Slovakia, NFTS graduate Walker interweaves three enigmatic narratives: in the first, set at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, a group of women gathering quietly in a forest are discovered and then&nbsp;chased&nbsp;by the menfolk of the village; in the second, a Catholic priest whips&nbsp;himself up into a&nbsp;frenzy of anger; in the third, perhaps set in the Soviet era,&nbsp;a pregnant woman is wheeled into a committee, to be&nbsp;gynaecologically examined by apparatchniks.[imgtoken data:1]Each separate narrative strand features leading Slovakian acting talent, which has been a factor in popularising the video and getting its message across to Czech-speaking audiences. But&nbsp;the real power and instant engagement of the piece comes from Walker's assured direction and in Smoronova's&nbsp;exceptional cinematography. &nbsp;The DoP was one of an all-female complement of heads of department on this video, and as Walker explains below, she instigated a mentoring scheme on the production as well, so three young women could shadow her and the department heads during the making of the film, to get that crucial first foothold in a male-dominated industry. Not just talking the talk, but walking the walk.And since it has been released, events in neighbouring Poland, with women's groups protesting against draconian new laws forbidding abortion in almost all cases, Walker has been&nbsp;fielding numerous enquiries&nbsp;from Polish press to comment on the situation. If the video has become a cause célèbre, then its entirely worthy of the attention.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;

Slovakia

Creative Embassy

Jakub Koula

Kristýna Rousková

Radka Filipská

Nina Feriancová

Simon Says Casting

Tomáš Brož

Slnko Records

Petr Oplatka

Alternative

Electronica

Katarzia 'Even Water Burns' by Jay Walker

Katarzia-'Even-Water-Burns'-by-Jay-Walker

Two young men are brought together in a series of repeating loops, in Czech director Jára Moravec's video for Elderbrook's Why Do We Shake In The Cold?The two friends - played by dancers&nbsp;Antonín Ničovský and Daniel Vitešník - stumble&nbsp;around the palatial location in a state of wonder, transitioning into distorted choreography and glitchy movements.&nbsp;Completely mesmerising,&nbsp;the use of a drone-mounted 360 degree camera makes for hypnotic and mind-bending shots, elevating the otherworldly nature of the concept and blurring the boundary between reality and fiction.&nbsp;

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