04. CAFÉ ALFA - Czech Republic

A man enters a café. He is self-absorbed, does not notice his surroundings and sits down at a table. The café murmur suddenly stops. The man looks up from the menu and sees that at the other tables there are no real guests, only lifesize black & white photographs of people. With simple gestures, the figures change their faces to unfriendly. The man does not understand. He feels an urgent need to break his estrangement.
On the basis of three grotesque situations he gradually-spontaneously pronounces the words ‘I’ – ‘need’ – ‘to’ – ‘communicate.’ It is said accidentally, without comprehending its meaning. Finally, he realises that the combination of these words has a meaning and says consciously: ‘I need to communicate’.
He looks up and sees that his understanding changes the two- dimensional world of paper figurines into the world of living creatures. The colour and sound come back. Café Alfa, being a metaphor for his loss, becomes a common café.

Entering institute Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Contact Petra Kaderková
Author/s Barbora Hercíková
Director/s Barbora Hercíková
Producer Michaela Sebestová
Camera Petr Vejslík
Sound Lukas Nabelek
Editing Lukas Nabelek
Original language English