Shift

A searingly accurate testimony of contemporary millennials supported by the timeless music of Leoš Janáček and the interpretation of Barbara Goldmannová. Does it make sense to assert yourself at all costs, or to be yourself? Young artist Petra balances between the desire for success and the rejection of everything creative. Like sharply cut reliefs, memories of studying painting and embedded personal trauma emerge. And then there is the joyless present, the monotonous job of a supermarket cashier, which she resorts to for pragmatic reasons. The passion for authenticity drives the heroine to the limits of self-expression, relationships, and ultimately the law. The first prose work by Anna Beata Hábková, who has previously drawn attention to herself by her remarkable interconnection of current themes and genres.