Ptáčata

This documentary cycle follows a class of children from society's edge – from the so-called "Brno Bronx" – over several years. Its film's name refers to the Roma proverb "Every bird sings its song". The kids aren't together in this by chance – some parents didn't want their kids to be in a class with Roma. In the first series we saw the children quickly learning to handle small cameras and to give their own testimonies; they went on a nature trip and had dinner in a fine restaurant. That was three years ago. This second series takes the children and the class teacher Jarmila from the 3rd grade to the 5th. They experience a demonstration by a far-right-wing party, protest against casinos with professional citizen Hollan, go skiing for the first time, and undergo a unique method to aid in concentration at school. (Zlín Film Festival)