17.8.2020
A dron flied in circles over Vítkovice. A popular Ostrava photographer Boris Renner chose also VÍTKOVICE STEEL production shops when making a documentary depicting life in Ostrava 100 years ago. The dron images are to help illustrate the then industrial atmosphere of Ostrava which borne much resemblance to the contemporary one. The photographer, cameraman, screen-writer and film director says that the documentary being made is a movie that will return you to your roots. It will premiere at the end of this year but the title is already born: “Roots of Ostrava”.
“As the title indicates, we are going to invite spectators to witness Ostrava history a hundred years ago in this short film whose objective is to make use of period archive images and old postcards to show the life in Ostrava in the interwar period. Short acted scenes using facilities, fixtures and fittings preserved from that time will be included. The movie is being shooted as a resemblance of the former time of our proud city with reference to the present age,“ described the author. Boris Renner issued a number of photographic publications the latest of which includes Stories of Old Ostrava or Wandering Moravia-Silesia and he is also an author of the latest calendar featuring a photographic representation of Jarek Nohavica’s songs.
