Your business, our pleasure 7/23

We cordially invite you to the nomadi. festival of short films about riding freight trains.

Langnase - Ausbruch aus dem Hamsterrad, 12 min
An introspective and partially philosophical journey into the mind of an individual struggling with everyday life and the constraints of society.
The story develops through an diary-esque monologue supporting the pictures, while each of both could stand for itself.

Jan Glín - JANG, documentary portrait, directed by Josef Švejda, Czech Republic 2022, 28 min
The film won the Pavel Koutecký award, here are the words of the jury:
“For conveying a sense of freedom, which is important for artists and human beings in general. For a great demonstration of the desire for freedom and for capturing the difference in life values between two generations. Through the initially seemingly trivial story of a socially maladjusted individual, the artist has managed to open a pathway into the protagonist’s soul, step by step, by kaleidoscopic layering of colorful and sunny images, not as a desperate man on the fringes of society, but as a man firm in his convictions.”

WET crew - Wetcation, 2023, 25 min
At the end of March 2023, we are taking a passenger train to the south of the Czech Republic, where our pilgrimage through Europe is to begin with the final destination in Norway. Expectations are high, the road ahead is long, thorny, dirty and wet. We count on everything and nothing. We laugh, drink, rap and wait with slight tension for our expected train to arrive. The one who will have the honor of being the first to lead us towards our adventures.
We are going to cram our bodies into a tight space and hold our urine until the first possible stop. Enjoy the smell of mountains, manure and freshly cut grass. Look out for grazing horses with magical sunrises on their backs. To observe through the narrow space between the semi-trailer and the container, how uncompromisingly fast the steel caterpillar winds.
Still, with bated breath watching the orange vests, the moving lights and listening to the familiar tinkling.
Getting dirty from a sled.
Let the wind blow your hair.
Find tasty treasures in the bins.
Get to know new places and friends.
Film was made for 12. Momentum Bienalle, Moss/Norway.

Leo - Flowers in apples, 2023, 9 min
My film approaches waiting as part of the journey. What to do with myself, when there is nothing to do?
How do I balance my adrenaline between absolute silence and riding screeching metal wagons?
Do I act busy when someone spots me near the tracks?
Do I need to catch out to feel accomplished?
Probably yes, but I also want to find sustainable happiness in waiting.
Becoming resilient in places that are foreign to me.
The film captures various rides in eastern Europe and tries to show the inbetweens, the exploration of unknown ground.

Igor Hanke - Short Ride, 6 min
I do like using trains and I do like using simple phone cameras. Sometimes I use a train and phone camera at the same time and as a result I got some pic. After years of using trains and cameras I got plenty of pics. Some of them can be shown, juxtaposed and arranged in various sets — I assume so but I don’t really know if I’m right. Let’s check this.

B.Trip - Railroad Blues, 14 min
The first rule of the club is: you do not talk about the club. The second rule of the club is: you DO NOT talk about the club!