Jozef Grussmann

A portrait of a Slovak farmer living in Kovacica in Vojvodina, who is known for his naive art work.

A television film based on a novella "Zhanobená krv" ("Dishonored Blood") by František Švantner.

This is a reconstruction of the daily life of an ordinary family. With kindness and gentle humour, the film reveals the relationship between the older and the younger generation. The original concept of a short film study with authentic characters of the Ravager family grew into a feature-length picture on the border between a documentary and fiction. It was made as an improvisation without a previously approved screenplay in the course of only twenty days.

A documentary about lamentation songs of Bulgarian funeral rites.

Ethnographic documentary about customs and ceremonies connected with death in a Bulgarian village.

A documentary about the artistic and verbal expressions of mentally ill people.

Ethnographic documentary emphasising the beauty and value of technical monuments and points to the wisdom with which past generations lived in harmony with nature.