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If Pigeons Turned to Gold
In IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD, Czech director Pepa Lubojacki documents the lives of four family members, first and foremost brother David who is an alcoholic and homeless. Using a highly personal, diary-like collage Lubojacki attempts to lay bare the roots of intergenerational misfortune repeatedly manifested in severe addiction. Text sculptures, long-term observations, synth-infused beats and AI-animated childhood photos merge here into a striking and playful, unsparing yet loving revelation. IF PIGEONS TURNED TO GOLD won the Best Documentary Award and the Caligari Film Prize at the 2026 Berlinale. (Czech Film Center)
Director's Filmography (Selection)
If Pigeons Turned to Gold (2026, doc) - O-chlup (About-hair, 2019, doc short)
If Pigeons Turned to Gold (2026, doc) - O-chlup (About-hair, 2019, doc short)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
: CROSSING EUROPE Social Awareness Award – Best Documentary
Competition Documentary 2026
Director Pepa Lubojacki
Czechia / Slovakia 2026
color
110 minutes
Czech / English OV with English subtitles
Screenings / Tickets
Film guest(s) present: Pepa Lubojacki (Director)
Film guest(s) present: Pepa Lubojacki (Director)
AWARD WINNING FILM 2026
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Screenplay Pepa Lubojacki
Cinematography Pepa Lubojacki, Tomáš Šťastný
Editing Pepa Lubojacki
Music Adam Matej
With David Richter, Pepa Lubojacki, David Lubojacki, Marco Arnone
Producer(s) Klára Mamojková, Wanda Kaprálová, Matej Sotník
Production
CLAW films, GUČA films
World Sales
Split Screen
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Berlinale 2026
Tags
Back to the 80s, 90s & 2000s, Family Ties & Generations, Addiction