Chronicle

In this beautifully photographed chronicle of unfolding events, the acclaimed Slovak photographer, cinematographer, and documentary filmmaker Martin Kollár does not tell a conventional story with recurring characters. Instead, he assembles a series of deeply affecting and singular moments. Almost entirely without words, relying solely on the power of its images, the film explores life in a country awakening from its winter slumber—where everything feels both familiar and strangely unfamiliar.

Frame by frame, shot by shot, tableau by tableau, Martin Kollár's razor-sharp eye creates a kaleidoscope of human existence. Combined with his distinctive sensitivity to the absurdity of everyday life, the film presents a world that feels intimately close yet infinitely distant.