ONDREJ STROUHA
Writer / Director
Portfolio
MY FATHER HAS FORGOTTEN ME
(MŮJ OTEC NA MĚ ZAPOMNĚL) - 2026 / 37 min
In a small Czech village, a son lives with his ageing father in their family home. A proud man and painter, the father suffers from a relentlessly progressive disease. As the cold autumn days slip into the dead winter, his memory slowly begins to fade. And as his world grows smaller, so does his son's, who finds himself increasingly isolated in the role of his father's caretaker, racing against time to mend their strained relationship.
TORSO
(TORZO) - 2025 / 32 min
After a long time, Tom returns to Czechia. Before visiting his family, he checks into a Prague hotel, where he is due to attend a business conference the following day. Believing he has escaped the failures of his past, he seeks refuge in the company of a young, naive woman, hoping to fill the void of his unfulfilled longings. Yet, as old patterns begin to resurface, his emotional emptiness turns increasingly corrosive and destructive.
THE ROYAL GAME
(ŠACHOVÁ NOVELA) - 2025 / 24 min
An Austrian notary, Dr. Bartok, is imprisoned by the Gestapo. Locked in a barren room, his mind begins to spiral into despair. As he teeters on the brink of madness, a pragmatic Gestapo officer steadily pushes him towards psychological collapse. To preserve his sanity and withhold the information they seek, Bartok finds sanctuary in the immortal game of chess.
ENDGAME
(KONCOVKA) - 2023 / 15 min
Two ageing chess grandmasters and longtime friends reunite at a restaurant. What begins as a friendly game to rekindle their shared passion soon develops into a clash of opposing perspectives on life and its inevitable end.
Other Projects
The Terrible
(Hrozný) - 2023 / 6 min
Capturing the event leading to the tragic moment immortalised in Ilya Repin's painting Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan. The film explores the tension and circumstances culminating in an act of irreversible violence between father and son.
Trocnov
(Trocnov) - 2023 / 6 min
A visual meditation on the birthplace of Jan Žižka in the South Bohemian countryside. The film explores the atmosphere and historical significance of a place forever associated with one of Bohemia's most renowned historical figures.
Sand on Ice
(Písek na ledě) - 2022 / 12 min
An observational documentary following a semi-professional hockey coach through one of his final weeks with the team, leading up to their next match.