Pařezy
While out on a nighttime walk, two lovers come across a frog that definitely is not interested in their attention. The frog, its young, and the other forest creatures let themselves be carried away by the rhythm of electronic music.
- Czech Republic
- 2025, 3 min
- Director: Julie Černá, Lene Lekše
- Director of photography: Julie Černá, Lene Lekše
- Editor: Julie Černá, Matouš Valchář
- Screenplay: Julie Černá, Lene Lekše
- Music: Johuš Matuš
- Art Director: Julie Černá, Lene Lekše, Matouš Valchář
- Producer: Michaela Režová
- Production: UMPRUM
Julie Černá, Lene Lekše
Julie Černá is an artist and animator from southern Moravia. She currently lives in Prague, where she is studying for a master’s degree in animation and film at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design. Her debut short Stone of Destiny premiered in the 2025 Berlinale’s Shorts section.
Lene Lekše, a sculptor, filmmaker, and intermedia artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia, is currently studying animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA). For Lene, playing is a serious matter, and her work is full of clichés and bad jokes.