Czech punk rocker visual artist Marta Kovarova says it was becoming a mother that made her realize she had to do something radical to fight climate change. So, five years ago, she embarked on making “The World According to My Dad,” which won the Czech Joy student jury prize at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival on Saturday.
“When my children were born, environmental grief fell upon me,” she says. “I had to start doing something. By that time, my dad had been trying to get his idea published in reputable journals for over a decade. But there was no response. I told him that nobody reads professional articles and that we would make a documentary.”
Kovarova’s father, Jiri Svoboda, a materials expert at the Czech Academy of Sciences, has been advocating for years a simple plan like that of U.S. academic James Hansen that he believes...
“When my children were born, environmental grief fell upon me,” she says. “I had to start doing something. By that time, my dad had been trying to get his idea published in reputable journals for over a decade. But there was no response. I told him that nobody reads professional articles and that we would make a documentary.”
Kovarova’s father, Jiri Svoboda, a materials expert at the Czech Academy of Sciences, has been advocating for years a simple plan like that of U.S. academic James Hansen that he believes...
- 10/31/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
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