Problems of the Entire World
DUTCH PREMIERE
Can the child ever be happy?
Serene, but eclectic. Intimate, but global. Gen Z couple of leftist climate activists find out they are expecting. Anxious in an overloaded world, it’s them who must face the question. Where can we find anchors in a world full of uncertainty? Problems of the Entire World is a hybrid documentary that reflects on the challenges faced by a generation growing up in today’s information-saturated world and amid an accelerating climate crisis.
SCREENINGS
Sunday 8 November 14:30 (New Talents Competition 2)
Editor Petr Chromčák will be present for a Q&A
Programme section(s): New Talents Competition
Original title: Problémy úplně celého světa | Year: 2025 | Runtime: 24′
Country: Slovakia | Language: Slovak | Subtitles: English
Director: Radek Ševčík | Production: Šimon Hudák – FTF VŠMU | Screenplay: Radek Ševčík | Cinematography: Ema Diehelová, Petr Chromčák | Editing: Petr Chromčák | Sound: Matúš Dibarbora, Oleksandr Buhaiev
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Radek Ševčík is a film director and co-founder of the boutique film production and festival distribution company tucnak.art. He graduated with a Master’s degree from FTF VŠMU. His films have been screened at festivals worldwide, including FIPADOC, DOK Leipzig and Kassel Dokfest. He has participated in residencies in Taiwan, Portugal and Romania. He also works part-time for the world sales and festival distribution company Split Screen.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“What is the biggest problem of your generation?” That was the question our curious teacher asked us in one of our first classes at film academy. “The number of possibilities,” I replied. At first, I just wanted to make a film that would scream how fucking exhausted and overwhelmed our generation often feels by everything around us. I wanted to give us a voice and provide a perfect answer to such questions. Later, it became clearer to me that all these feelings are deeply connected to one thing: our vision of the future. Or more precisely, the lack of a clear and positive vision of it. This needed to be transposed very carefully and sensitively. At the same time, I didn’t want to traumatise the audience, so I invented a concept that balances on the edge of seriousness and irony. And then I realized who might be the perfect person to embody that experience – my cousin, the eco-activist Matyáš. Our outlook on the future was far from bright. So we collaborated.
