Visitor Jindřich Polák

Jakub
Skalický

(1973, Czech Republic) 
Selected filmography: PopStory (2016–2020), Places of Life (Místa života, 2019), On TV (Na programu televize, 2021), Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story (Identita – příběh českého grafického designu (2024)

This portrait of director Jindřich Polák recalls the creator of iconic works such as Pan Tau, The Visitors, and Ikarie XB-1, which also influenced global sci-fi. The film reveals Polák’s ability to create distinctive worlds across the boundaries of East and West, as well as the circumstances behind remarkable co-productions behind the Iron Curtain. Through the memories of coworkers and archival materials, it brings us closer to this distinctive yet often overlooked figure.