The Beetroot
Inspired by the traditional Slavic folk tale The Enormous Turnip. A beetroot grows so huge that no one can pull it from the ground. When a local crane operator is hired to do the job, the giant vegetable turns violent and destructive. As chaos unfolds, an army is mobilized to stop it, but maybe there’s another way to appease this monstrous force.
- Czech Republic
- 2025, 13 min
- Director: Jáchym Štulíř, David Šourek
- Director of photography: David Šourek
- Editor: Ondřej Plecháč
- Screenplay: Jáchym Štulíř, David Šourek
- Music: Juras Karaka
- Sound: Juras Karaka
- Art Director: Jáchym Štulíř
- Coproduction: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts
- Producer: Hynek Spurný
- Production: Altum Frames
Jáchym Štulíř, David Šourek
Jáchym Štulíř studied animation at UMPRUM in Prague. In 2022, he worked on the series Wunderbaum, for which he animated the episode “Václav” (E06). His other directing credits include the short films Coupé (2022), Eternia (2021), and Si ako slniečko (2020).
David Šourek is a student at FAMU’s Center for Audiovisual Studies. In his practice, he has increasingly focused on analog video, digital post-production, and analog film. During his studies, he made three short experimental films: Closer Led (2023), Greyish White (2022), and Chandra (2022).