All Souls' Day with KineDok: Screenings of Death of Death

On All Souls' Day, Monday, 2 November 2026, we are screening Death of Death by Dāvis Sīmanis at five venues across Czechia. Two of them are in Prague, the others in Mladá Boleslav, Pilsen and Orlová. Screenings begin at 6 PM (CET) and admission is free. The exception is Havelský park in Mladá Boleslav, where the screening is organised by KC Klementinka and starts at 5 PM.

21.10.2026

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Screening venues

Purkrabství at Vyšehrad (with discussion), Vyšehrad 161, 128 00 Prague 2. Website: praha-vysehrad.cz

Y:time café – Mikulášské náměstí, Pilsen. Web

Havelský park (from 5 PM, organised by KC Klementinka), Náměstí míru 1387, Mladá Boleslav. Venue link

Futra, Masarykova třída 1000, Orlová. Website: futra.cz

Sektor 9, Hořejší nábřeží, Prague 5. Instagram

DEATH OF DEATH (Dāvis Sīmanis, 2025, Czechia, Latvia, 68 mins)

The COVID-19 pandemic raised the question of whether it is possible to escape death. The film’s author embarks on a personal existential journey to explore if science can extend life or overcome its natural limits. He meets visionaries, filmmakers, influencers, cryonics experts, and evolutionary biologists, including transhumanist Zoltan Istvan, who advocates immortality as a human right. The film also examines fascination with death, its rituals, aesthetics, and collective celebrations, revealing the profound paradox of human existence.

“Immortality, the fight against aging, the fear of death. When I started making this film, I thought I might learn how to live a little longer. But then things took a turn. Scientists at Yale are reviving pigs. People are implanting neurochips into their brains. Biohackers are handing out tips on how to extend life. The whole world is already living in the age of transhumanism. And I’m the only one who’s been left behind.” — Dāvis Sīmanis.

Discussion at Vyšehrad

After the screening at Vyšehrad, a discussion in Czech will follow. The film's producer, Radim Procházka, and Jan Pačes from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences will talk about the biology of ageing, the possibilities of extending life and the limits of human existence. There will also be time for questions from the audience. The discussion will be moderated by Zuzana Burešová from Czech Radio.

Mgr. Jan Pačes, Ph.D.

Jan Pačes works at the Laboratory of Genomics and Bioinformatics at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on the structure and evolution of genomes and the mechanisms by which genetic information spreads. He uses bioinformatics methods to analyse large-scale genetic datasets and contributes to the development of research databases and tools for genomics.

Alongside his scientific work, he has long been dedicated to science communication. He regularly appears on Czech Radio programmes such as Laboratoř, Meteor and Jak to vidí…, and gives lectures to students and the general public. His goal is to make current developments in genetics and molecular biology accessible and understandable while placing them in a broader context.

Radim Procházka

Producer, director, and mentor at Prague’s FAMU. Long-time collaborator of the master of the Czechoslovak New Wave, Karel Vachek, whose last film, COMMUNISM AND THE NET, premiered at IFFR 2020. In 2024, Procházka released a puppet short by Jan Cechl, LAWRENCE OF MORAVIA, and a live-action short by Lukáš Masner, THE PRICE OF A STORY, the first Czech-Greenlandic co-production.

Zuzana Burešová

Zuzana Burešová is a presenter at Czech Radio's Radiožurnál. Her interviews cover a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on compelling human stories. She also has a long-standing collaboration with Czech Television, contributing to programmes such as 13. komnata and Toulavá kamera. Previously, she worked for the news channel ČT24. She is also the author of two books featuring interviews with actor Štěpán Kozub and sports commentator Robert Záruba.

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