Hermits

Real stories told by attempted suicide survivors.

"Who are you?" is a Slovenian documentary series who follows the lives of ten young multicultural teenagers with ethnic roots from all over the world from Africa, Asia, Europe, middle east and South America, living in Slovenia. The series aims to combat racism and promotes tolerance and respect in a country coming to grips with a new multicultural reality. Each 25-minute episode tells story of one of ten young people integrated into Slovenian society with respect to their own cultural heritage.

This two-camera documentary-reality follows the life of psychic medium Marveena Meek. After a rodeo accident, Marveena has a near-death experience in her twenties. She is sent back with extrasensory abilities that allow her to tap into the shadows of the spirit world. Over time, she discovers her new abilities, beings among us and how to relay messages from the other side to help the living. In each episode, this series provides a glimpse into the lives of people who are being affected by supernatural disturbances in their home and work environments. Through the assistance of medium Marveena, these individuals attempt to free their space of unwelcome, unnatural forces in order to regain tranquility in their home and work. This series helps the viewers understand that life goes on after the breath leaves the body.

Jan Sikl expertly edits together actual home-movie footage from the 1920s to the 1960s in order to chronicle the history of Czechoslovakia in the 20th century. In eight episodes of 52 minutes, the major events of Czech history, including the Depression, the occupation by the Nazis, World War II, and the rise of communism are depicted through the experiences of real-life Czech citizens. The series reveals that history is the story of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances - not the dry, dull set of names and dates taught in schools.