Film Craft > Production
McCANN POLAND, Prague / BRONTOSAUŘI V HIMALÁJÍCH (BRONTOSAURUS IN HIMALAYAS) / 2020
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We wanted to show that teaching kids in Little Tibet is totally different than in the Czech Republic as they get really excited about education.
So we shot a „documentary video“ about Tibetan kids who found a Czech Physics textbook. Despite not understanding a word in the book they start with experiments. They then turn the whole village upside down, which drives their parents crazy. So they send a message to the Czech Republic asking for anybody who can master "the magic of physics" to come there and stop the madness.
Cultural / Context information for the jury
The main role in the whole story is played by an iconic Czech Physics textbook, easily recognizable by any Czech student and teacher as well. It’s a cultural reference that makes the video even more relatable to a Czech viewer.
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Being a teacher in Little Tibet is quite different than in the Czech Republic so is with directing a film. Not just because of the weather or high altitude. The main difference is the kids. Eagerly waiting to learn something new. Even physics. Probably the most difficult and hated school subject on Earth.
We cast whole families from village Mulbekh with no experience in acting and made an online video of kids "misbehaving" by doing physics experiments based on improvised scenarios.
The video was shooted in the village of Mulbekh in the middle of Little Tibet with local people (non-actors). Place absolutely unnatural for the production team from the middle of Europe.
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