Ashes to Ashes – a section of playful and humorous films about human mortality

The seven films in this section use humor and hyperbole to look at a subject that affects each and every one of us – death. And so we encounter protagonists whose hobby is funerals and offering a handkerchief for drying one’s tears, others who spend all their savings on planning their own funeral (including hiring professional mourners), or we will learn something about the afterlife of an astronaut. The shorts from China, Sweden, Spain, Canada, France, and Italy will definitely confirm that “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return...” For more, see: https://www.pragueshorts.com/en/program/section/741-