The long series of films, videos, engaged interventions in public space, performances, and object installations provide a consistent testimony to the power of the themes reflected.

For many years, Vladimír Turner(1986) has persistently pointed out problematic, and often strongly cautionary, moments of Anthropocene civilisation in various places around the world. The enchanted mechanism of consumption-production, the deceitfulness of marketing strategies, the extraction of non-renewable resources, the brutal devastation of the landscape, mass tourism, the misconception of the possibility of shackling the organism of a big city to a structure of order, gentrification, homelessness,  inhumane methods of political systems.

In fact, the theme of the essence of pure humanity, personal and social responsibility towards the landscape, nature, and a sustainable way of life based on local self-sufficiency is recalled again and again. He points out the themes through matter-of-factly simple acts. This makes the awareness of the necessity of individual engagement all the more intense. Although his conceptual works have an activist character, often dealing with the subversion of paradox, the expressive power of the pure artistry cannot be ignored.

Beginner’s Mind is a film production company founded in Prague in the autumn of 2022. We are primarily interested in fiction and documentary films with a strong authorial vision and the potential to also appeal to international audiences. It is also very important for us to have a personal relationship with the authors. Our goal is to have a diverse film portfolio – we enjoy both large projects and DIY. We see this as a good practice to maintain a beginner’s mind, which helps prevent slipping into routine and recycling the same procedures. Crucial is the effort towards environmental and social sustainability, to which the company is committed on all its projects without exception. We are the only independent production company who is a founding member of the newly emerging first Czech green filming platform, which unites the most significant players in the Czech audiovisual industry. The ambition of Beginner’s Mind is thus not only the production of films with innovative cinematic language, but also the effort to contribute to changing some of the standards of film production within its territory.