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:
Filip Remunda, Róbert Kirchhoff.
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 | Filip Remunda | Director |
| Directing | Róbert Kirchhoff | Director |
| Writing | Róbert Kirchhoff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Filip Remunda | Screenplay |
| Crew | Jan Gogola ml. | Dramaturgy |
| Crew | Richard Komárek | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Martin Matiášek | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jakub Halousek | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tomáš Stanek | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jana Vlčková | Editor |
| Editing | Adam Patyk | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michal Gábor | Sound |
| Sound | Štěpán Mamula | Sound |
| Sound | Václav Flegl | Sound |
| Production | Kamila Zlatušková | Producer |
| Production | Vít Klusák | Producer |
| Production | Filip Remunda | Producer |
| Production | Róbert Kirchhoff | Producer |
| Production | Tom Feierabend | Producer |
| Production | Kateřina Zavadilová | Production Manager |