IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD

Special Features: 2027 Oscar® Selection, Czech Republic

[KDYBY SE HOLUBI PROMĚNILI VE ZLATO]
Have you ever mourned someone who is still alive?” Filmmaker Pepa Lubojacki poses this question in their feature debut, a raw, uncompromising look over the course of five years at their relationship with their brother and two cousins who struggle with alcoholism and homelessness. Utilizing a myriad of formal techniques — collage, a synth-laden score, artificial intelligence — Lubojacki wrestles with the intergenerational disease that claimed their father’s life while attempting to save their still-living family from a similar fate. However, Lubojacki quickly learns that you cannot help someone unable to help themselves. Winner of the Best Documentary Award at this year’s Berlinale, IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD is as personal as filmmaking can get. –Javier Chavez

DIR/SCR Pepa Lubojacki; PROD Klára Mamojková, Wanda Kaprálová. Czech Republic/Slovak Republic, 2026, color, 113 min. In Czech with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Run Time: 113 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026

Genre: Documentary

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