Didactica Magna: Against the Grain

201235m

Documentary

The film is an insight into a teacher's soul and a contemplation upon his teaching fate. This portrait of a unique, experimental filmmaker and teacher Martin Čihák takes a look at his teaching methods, his meetings with his students at FAMU and at a park where they work with film, or in his studio.

Crew

TP

Tomáš Polenský

Director

TP

Tomáš Polenský

Director of Photography

TP

Tomáš Polenský

Screenplay

Cast

MČ

Martin Čihák

Himself

Janusz Klimsza

Janusz Klimsza

J. A. Komenský (voice)

Vladimir Georgiev

Vladimir Georgiev

Mámil

MJ

Michal Juřica

Voice of God (voice)

MP

Matěj Pospíšil

Academic

JR

Jan Richtr

Kryštof Jankovec

MM

Martin Mlynarič

Arithmetrici

TO

Tomáš Oramus

Jan Kalužný

LG

Ladislav Greiner

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