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Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze

(Spike Jonze), Spike Jonze
original version / Czech and English subtitles, 78 min

When Spike Joneze made his first feature film Being John Malkovich (1999), he was considered, alongside Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham, one of the most original music video directors of the decade. His unusual feature debut instantly catapulted him among the most distinctive directors of his generation. Three years ago, after having completed two more feature films (Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are), he took a new direction and started making short films. The four shorts he has completed since then are each very different, yet they bear the same unmistakable hallmark of wild imagination, unbridled playfulness, soft romanticism and unparalleled soundtrack.

We Were Once a Fairytale
Spike Jonze, USA, 2009

In this eleven-minute-long surreal film Spike Jonze and Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West show what a man can carry inside himself.

I’m Here
Spike Jonze, USA, 2010

A robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. Set in contemporary L.A., a male robot librarian lives a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and passion – until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot.

Scenes from the Suburbs
Spike Jonze, USA, 2011

Film inspired by the album The Suburbs by fresh Grammy Award winner Arcade Fire follows the narrator, living in a suburban dystopia, trying to piece together fragmented memories from when he was a teenager and his experiences with his friends as they grow apart.

To Die by Your Side
Spike Jonze, Francie, 2011

After sunset, an old Parisian bookseller closes his little shop. The characters from the books displayed on the shelves suddenly come to life. Dracula’s girlfriend Mina and Mackbeth’s skeleton fall in love.