On 6 October, the Youth Film Club will become a film club for everyone – join us for an exclusive preview screening of Pepa Lubojacki’s documentary If Pigeons Turned to Gold, a film about a complicated sibling bond that won the Berlinale Award for Best Documentary.
Formally playful and free of sentimentality, the film combines diary footage with a family archive brought to life using AI. Through filmmaking, Pepa tries to understand why her beloved older brother and two cousins are experiencing homelessness and struggling with addiction. She seeks to understand not only their lives, but also their family relationships, shared past and the circumstances that brought them to where they are today. She asks where love ends and control begins, and what respect truly means: trying to save someone, or letting them go.
Pepa Lubojacki (they/she) lives in Prague and works in documentary filmmaking. Their work focuses primarily on gender binaries and stereotypes, addiction and intergenerational trauma.
The screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with Pepa Lubojacki and guest Daniel Ralaus, who also works professionally in the field of addiction. The discussion will be moderated by Debora Pastirčáková.
Daniel Ralaus works as the lead physician at the Day Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Centre in Trenčín. He is also affiliated with the Slovak Institute for Psychotraumatology and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Debora Pastirčáková works in documentary film and radio. Her work focuses on socially relevant topics. She works at the National Centre of Culture, where she is a dramaturge for Cineama, a festival of amateur film.
Registration
Capacity is limited, so advance registration via the form is required: Registration form
Event accessibility
Parking for people with disability parking permits is available directly in front of KKC Hviezda or along the side of the building.
Step-free access to the building is available from the left-hand side. The building is fully wheelchair accessible.
If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact us at emma.steiningerova@trencin2026.eu.
