THE LAW OF LOVE

Dir: Barbora Chalupová

89 min | 2022 | Czech Republic | Czech |

Documentary Feature | Asian Premiere

It’s 2018 and Czeslaw Walek and his fellow-activists of Jsme Fér (‘We are fair’) are collecting signatures for the Marriage Equality Bill. They far exceed the minimum number of signatories, which gives them the right to a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies. But a long period of stalling and aggressive opposition lies ahead. The Law of Love delves into the long battle to open up marriage to same-sex couples in the Czech Republic where activists have to battle conservative politicians, the church, and violent right-wing extremists; despite public opinion being massively in favour of marriage equality.

Festivals & Honors:

• BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, 2022

• Millennium Docs against Gravity, Poland, 2022

• Pink Apple Queer Film Festival, Switzerland, 2022

• Movies that Matters, The Netherlands, 2022

Barbora Chalupová is a director of the new young generation who is not afraid of experimenting in her films. Her filmography starts with the student film Transition (2014) shortlisted for the best student film at Magnesia Awards; and Arms Ready (2016) which looks into the enormous increase in the number of applicants for a firearms license in the Czech Republic. The latter was nominated for the Pavel Koutecký Award and appeared in the competition sections of the One World festival or Ji.hlava IDFF.

Preceded By

Dir: Jen Nee Lim

16 min | 2021 | Singapore | English | Narrative Short | Indian Premiere

To connect with her new class, an inexperienced teacher asks each student to anonymously share a personal secret. Chaos ensues when a note reads: I have HIV.

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