Steam on the River (2016)
Like the steam that silently appears and then disappears over a flowing river, the life of every human is just as fleeting, and this particularly applies in the case of artists. The transience of their fame is the main topic of this documentary, which provides a glimpse into the lives of three ageing jazzmen: trumpeter Laco Deczi, saxophonist Ľubomír Tamaškovič, and contrabass player Ján Jankeje, who fled from the Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia to the West, where their stars shone alongside those of the world’s famous musicians.
Directors:
Róbert Kirchhoff, Filip Remunda.
Writers:
Róbert Kirchhoff, Filip Remunda.
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Laco Déczi as Himself |
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Ľubomír Tamaškovič as Himself |
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Ján Jankeje as Himself |
| Directing | Róbert Kirchhoff | Director |
| Sound | Štěpán Mamula | Sound |
| Production | Kateřina Zavadilová | Production Manager |
| Production | Kamila Zlatušková | Producer |
| Directing | Filip Remunda | Director |
| Writing | Róbert Kirchhoff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Filip Remunda | Screenplay |
| Editing | Adam Patyk | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Martin Matiášek | Camera Operator |
| Production | Vít Klusák | Producer |
| Production | Filip Remunda | Producer |
| Production | Róbert Kirchhoff | Producer |
| Camera | Tomáš Stanek | Camera Operator |
| Production | Tom Feierabend | Producer |
| Camera | Jakub Halousek | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jana Vlčková | Editor |
| Sound | Michal Gábor | Sound |
| Sound | Václav Flegl | Sound |
| Crew | Richard Komárek | Dramaturgy |
| Crew | Jan Gogola ml. | Dramaturgy |