Reception to follow for all ticketholders.
Friday, December 11, 6:00 p.m. | A raw, self-made and deeply personal work, IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD cuts into addiction and intergenerational trauma, capturing several years in the lives of our family members. Using a smartphone, director Pepa follows the lives of their beloved older brother and cousins who live unhoused and face addiction. Formally inventive and playful, diaristic footage enters into dialogue with stylised memories, AI-animated photographs and graphic interventions, shaping a plural voice that negotiates with the past. Unsentimentally, the film traces the causes and fallout of addiction, asking where love ends, control begins, and what respect truly demands: to save, or to let go. Reception to follow for all ticketholders.
For more than a quarter of a century, the One World International Human Rights Film Festival has been an integral part of the activities of the Czech humanitarian and human rights organization People in Need. Since the festival was established in 1999, it has brought films on human rights from around the world to local and international audiences. UNESCO has acknowledged One World for its efforts in raising awareness of human rights.
Awards & Nominations
2026 Berlin International Film Festival - Winner, Berlinale Documentary Film Award, Caligari Film Prize
2027 Academy Awards - Czech Republic’s Official Entry for Best International Feature
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu