In Anna’s new time-lapse documentary, she followed a woman who set out on a career as a street prostitute at the age of 46. She did not have prostitution as a “main job”, she also worked, for example, as a toilet worker in the subway or a worker. “I really liked Anna just because she took it completely normally. That’s just the way it is. As if she didn’t perceive any controversy associated with this business at all, “says the director.
Třeštíková watched Anna for 16 years, as the only one of her characters died before the planned end of filming. She was said to be critical of the present, but at the same time very optimistic and laughed at everything. “Mostly I choose people who are authentic. It’s actually pretty well known. When you talk to that person normally, then the camera starts and he talks in exactly the same way as when the camera doesn’t go, so that’s a good sign of authenticity. And this was exactly with Anna, “says Třeštíková.
The director is said to often hear criticism, but she is used to it and does not mind. It is said that some films refer to it as “social porn”, and it is often referred to as “hyena”. For example, Katka’s drug addiction reportedly had discussions about how to “shoot something so terrible and not intervene,” but her problem seemed unsolvable. It is said that Třeštíková also gives all her heroes a fee of around a thousand a day, it is a thank you and a confirmation that the shooting was conscious and voluntary.
Don’t tell the viewer what to think
When asked if Katka was alive, Třeštíková replied that she had last seen her about half a year ago. “She didn’t look very well. But someone always reports to me that he saw her somewhere, so I think if she hadn’t lived, I would have found out. “
Among students, the documentary filmmaker is said to see a tendency for greater activism in her approach to film. “I am an observer. I watch something and record it. They tend to have such a tendency when they see something bad, so jump in front of the camera and do something. Somehow to prove your efforts to improve those things, “says Třeštíková.
Her film Katka now also serves as drug prevention in schools. Thus, observation can bring a strong story in which the author does not explicitly tell the audience what to think. However, according to Třeštíková, the document paths are different.
It is said that the documentary filmmaker had about 20 stories spun at most at one moment, she does not mind such a style of work, she decided for him herself. She shot her heroes even during the pandemic, but she was not physically on the set, she only sent a cameraman and sound engineer there. It was said that it was not entirely happy, but it was important for her to capture this time. Now, for example, he is preparing a sequel to Marriage Etudes or René, as well as a film about the singer Bára Basiková, which she has been watching since 1996.
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