Mr. Why + Death of Death

Mr. Why (director: Jan Cechl, 2026, Czech republic, 8 min,)

The animated short film Mr. Why introduces Brno-born Kurt Gödel, a prominent logician and collaborator of Albert Einstein, and portrays his personality.

Death of Death (director: Dāvis Sīmanis, 2025, Czech republic, Latvia, 68 min,)

The essayistic documentary by director Dāvis Sīmanis explores not only the contemporary “market for eternal life” but also humanity’s deep-seated desire to transcend mortality. The film raises the question of whether the pursuit of immortality represents a real step toward human liberation or simply another way to cope with the inevitability of death.