Kateř Tureček is a multidisciplinary artist working across documentary filmmaking, performance, gallery installations, and education. Originally from Kyjov in the Slovácko region of the Czech Republic, Kateř graduated from the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU in Prague. In their films, Kateř explores taboo topics, representations of authenticity, and diverse formal approaches to documentary filmmaking. They use the public attention generated by their films to raise awareness of the issues they address. Their work focuses on collaborative filmmaking with marginalized groups of creators, extending these participatory principles to the ways in which the films are presented. For Czech Television, Kateř explored the experiences of trans* children and their parents in Trošku se to pozmění (2025). Their slow cinema film This Is Not Fine (2024) reflects on working and living at the Počerady power plant, located in what is considered the third most toxic site in Europe. The documentary mosaic Humans (2023) is the first Czech trans* film made from the perspective of a trans* person. Kateř’s earlier films address themes such as personal identity (Why Do I Feel Like a Boy?, 2019), intimacy (Strip, 2015), and the re-examination of traditions (Tradition, 2017). Their films have also received international recognition, including awards at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival and Queer Lisboa. During a study stay in Hungary, Kateř made Illusion (2018), a documentary portraying contemporary Hungary. The film was released theatrically in the Czech Republic and sparked strong reactions in the Czech media. (Photo: Michal Patycki)
Czech Republic