Amma, Do Giraffes Really Cry?
Ema, kas kaelkirjakud nutavad?
Entry 26-903 | India
Czech Republic | 2026 | 27’ | Language: English
Czech
Hindi | Subtitles: English
Timetable
Fri 25.09 17:30
Mirror hall (Lihula)
Far away from home, an Indian filmmaker calls his zoologist mother from the Prague Zoo. As he describes the mysterious lives of the captive animals he observes - a gorilla scared of cameras, an insomniac anaconda and penguins haunted by their own shadows - the zoo becomes a space for their memories to materialise. The distance between mother and son, human and animal evaporates, and the zoologist confronts a long held belief.
Director
Kartikeya Saxena
| Cinematography
Ya Ching Yang
| Editing
Shawrya Kumar
| Producer
Kartikeya Saxena and Tomáš Šimon
| Production Company
FAMU
| Distributor
Raina Film Festival Distribution
| Original Title
Amma, Do Giraffes Really Cry?
| Director | Kartikeya Saxena |
| Cinematography | Ya Ching Yang |
| Editing | Shawrya Kumar |
| Producer | Kartikeya Saxena and Tomáš Šimon |
| Production Company | FAMU |
| Distributor | Raina Film Festival Distribution |
| Original Title | Amma, Do Giraffes Really Cry? |
| Entry Number | 26-903 |
| Country of Production |
India
Czech Republic
|
| Year of Production | 2026 |
| Running Time | 27’ |
| Language: | English Czech Hindi |
| Subtitles: | English |
