21 Dec 2013
The Native Hue of Resolution
A documentary celebrating 20 years of the work of Kaleidoscope, an organisation devoted to the preservation of archive television.
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Jiří Šrámek Commentary (voice)
Bohumil Švarc Commentary (voice)
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