A group of people with traditional body paint and headbands, standing outside.

Screenings

Friday 03/21 17:00

Moving Station

Language: Czech, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech

Doctor on a Trip

(Doktor na tripu)

Is there any human community that doesn’t have a word for depression, sadness or anxiety? How does Western culture deal with mental illness, its acceptance, and its treatment?

Filmmaker David Čálek charts psychedelic use as an alternative way to treat mental illness. Interviews with people with depression are interspersed with footage from an international expedition of psychiatrists who study the traditional ritual use of ayahuasca among the Amazonian Huni Kui.

Reports from the encounter between two different cultures are a scientific record but also tell of the roots of modern civilisational disorders, leading to a search for lost rituals, solidarity and shared spiritual experience in today’s European society.

Czech Competition

Health Spirituality Latin America

Basic information about the film

Title	Doctor on a Trip
Original Title	Doktor na tripu
Original Language	Czech, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Znění	original audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech
Subtitles	Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening)
Premiéra	Czech premiere
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2025
Country of Origin	Czech Republic
Length	82 min.
Director	David Čálek

Guests attending the post-screening debate

David Čálek

All screenings

03/21 17:00

Moving Station
Koperníkova 574/56, Plzeň

Discussion
David Čálek,

Language: Czech, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech

03/24 20:00

Library – Polan's Hall
Bedřicha Smetany 13, Plzeň

Language: Czech, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech

Czech Competition

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