DOG AND WOLF
by Terézia Halamová

20min | Czech Republic | 2025

Rudo is a 25-year-old stripper who has chosen to embrace a life of perpetual partying and sleep deprivation.
As he navigates through the chaotic nightlife fueled by drugs and dance, memories of his ex-girlfriend Misha
haunt him, reminding him of broken promises and lost connections.
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Original Title Pes a vlk​
​Year of production 2025
Length 20'
Country Czech Republic
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 3:2
Dialogue Czech

Director Terézia Halamová
Producer Natália Pavlove
Production Company Other Stories, FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Cinematographer Dusan Husár
Editor Lukas Janicík
Production Designer Stella Sonková
Costume Designer Zuzana Formánková
Sound Designer Anna Jesenská
Casting Director Agáta Kolárová
Music Krystof Blabla
Cast Tomás Capek, Katerina Hulinská, Emil Rothermel, Manuel Inacker, Petr Dlugos, Marie Svestková, Ctirad Götz, Dagmar Edwards, Alena Hladká

Festival selections
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025, Czech Republic - World Premiere
Leiden Shorts 2025, Netherlands
​IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival 2025, Bulgaria
​Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2025, Ukraine - Audience Award
​Fine Line Film Fest 2025, Serbia - Best Directing Award
​BRNO16 - International Short Film Festival 2025, Czech Republic
​TiSFF - Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival 2025, Greece
​Kaohsiung Film Festival 2025, Taiwan
CinEast Film Festival 2025, Luxembourg
​SEMINCI – Valladolid International Film Festival 2025, Spain
​Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2025, Lebanon
BOO International Film Festival 2025, Czech Republic
​Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2025, Switzerland
​Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2025, Netherlands
Zagreb Film Festival 2025, Croatia
Black Nights Film Festival - PÖFF Shorts 2025, Estonia
​XOCIVIGA International Short Film Festival 2025, Spain
​RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival 2025, Italy
​Aguilar Film Festival 2025, Spain - Best Actor Award for Tomás Capek
​Zubroffka Short Film Festival 2025, Poland - Best Film Award (EASTWARD WINDOW Competition)
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​Director's Statement
Through Rudo's character we explore the theme of loneliness, for he is a person who is so afraid of it that he finds his only solace in his profession as a stripper, where people literally
pay for his company. What does it mean to be truly awake in
​a world that sleeps? Is it possible to find eternal life in the beauty of present moments?

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