Documentary by Kristýna Bartošová
The feature documentary of director Kristyna Bartosova, Beyond Control, follows her journey from exploring principles of cooperation between different species in nature… to becoming a mother. Suprisngly, she finds out, there is a lot we can learn from the invisible ecosystem and it all starts with letting go of control.
Director: Kristyna Bartosova
Producer: Lidia Teleki, Kristyna Bartosova, Ondrej Kamenicky
Phase: Development
Language: Czech, English
Production: 2025
liteleki@gmail.com
Voice-over: ‘Our bowels are inhabited by colonies of bacteria which influence our immunity and mood. At a basic level, how we see the world is determined by bacteria producing excrements. I am a walking monkey endlessly searching for food intended for this civilization inside my intestines. Not even excrements are mine.’
