Take your space

TAKE YOUR SPACE, 77 min, 2023
direction: Karolína Alvarez
original music: Ondřej Skala / JTNB

The first feature-length documentary on Mexican graffiti and urban art was shot over the course of four years without any financial support from institutions. Based on the coexistence of the community of Mexican urban artists, independent and free in its expression. It also extends to the other branches of Mexican hiphop and skateboarding. The documentary familiarizes with the development of the movement from its beginnings to the present day with a focus on its essence of rebellion and resistance. It presents urban arts as a path of freedom and independence of an individual, confronting the capitalist system and its attempt to invade our lives and the way we behave. The film also points to the characteristics of Mexican counterculture in relation to the resistance of native cultures.

Karolína Alvarez is a freelance documentary filmmaker from the Czech Republic. She graduated in Humanities at Charles University and in Conceptual Art at the Academy of Arts, Design and Architecture in Prague. After the fall of the communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe she started to travel to countries with living native cultures (Ireland, Siberia, Himalayas, Amazonia, Mexico). From 2018 she focused her attention on urban culture. Karolína is a promoter of multidisciplinary hiphop projects. She sings and plays guitar, she leads Sufi dance workshops, she snowboards and runs the Copper Canyon marathon.

Ondřej Skala is a Czech artist focused mainly on fine art, video art, public space art and performances. He graduated at the Academy of Arts, Design and Architecture in Prague. He shares together with his brother Petr Skala the breakcore-ambient music project Jesus marches on Berlin.

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February 12, 2023: ILEGAL SKUAD Grafiti Film Festival, Faro de Oriente, CDMX, Mexico

Marzo 17, 2023: San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Al Estilo Femenino grafiti festival

April 4, 2023: LABLN.Lab Cultural Ciudadano, Monterrey, Mexico

April 21, 2023: Brno International Film Festival, Czech Republic - Grand Prix Best Feature Documentary

April 24, 2023: Kosice International Film Festival, Slovak Republic - Honorable Mention Feature Documentary

April 29, 2023: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hit the North street art festival

May 12, 2023: Hip Hop Cine Fest, Rome, Italy - Official Selection Feature Documentary

May 2023: Onyko Films Awards, Odessa, Ucraine - Finalist Best Documentary Feature Film

May 31, 2023: Praha, Česká Republika, Kulturní centrum Klubovna - Povaleč

July 25, 2023: Bánská Bystrica, Slovensko, Outbreak Europe

July 2023: Lulea International Film Festival, Sweden - Finalist Best Debut Documentary

July 2023: Athens International Monthly Art Festival, Greece - Honorable Mention Best Art/Dance Film

August 7, 2023: Best International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania - Grand Prix Best Documentary

Summer edition 2023: Barcelona Indie Awards, Spain - Official Selection Best Feature Documentary

August, 2023: New York Monthly Film Festival, USA - Official Selection Best Feature Documentary

August 17, 2023: Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden - Winner Award Best Woman Filmmaker

2022/2023: Golden Art Academy Award - Nominee

September 3, 2023: Oporto, Portugal - The Worldbattle breaking competition

September 5, 2023: Narrar El Futuro, Colombia, Bogota, Official Selection Stories of the Future Films

September 15, 2023: Golden Sneakers International Hip Hop Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
- Grand Prix Best Graffiti Movie

September 23, 2023: El Grafiti Tiene Historia festival, Querétaro, Mexico

September 27, 2023: AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
- Winner Best Feature Documentary International

September 30, 2023: V.I.Z. Film Fest, Odesa Ucraine - Winner Best Feature Documentary

October 5, 2023: Prague International Film Awards, Czech Republic - Official Selection Documentary

October 18, 2023: Praha, Česká Republika, Kulturní centrum Klubovna - Povaleč

October 27, 2023: Arte Nonstop International Film & Art Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Official Selection Debut Feature Films

October 28, 2023: Mesa International Film Festival, Arizona, USA - Official Selection Documentary

November 11, 2023: The Amazing Stoner Movie Festival, Bangkok, Thailand - Official Selection Documentary

December 2, 2023: El Cine Ceiba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

December 2023: Denver Monthly Film Awards, Colorado, USA - Official Selection Documentary

Third Quarter 2023: Cooper Awards International Film Festival - Winner Best Documentary Feature Film

January 7, 2024: Mexico Film & Creativity Festival, Mexico City - Best Female Director Award Winner

February 1, 2024: Delta International Film Festival, India - Best Documentary Film Award Winner

February 16, 2024: London Director Awards, United Kingdom - Director Feature Documentary Official Selection

February 17, 2024: Area 61, Atizapan, Mexico

February 22, 2024: Bright International Film Festival, London, United Kingdom - Best Narrative Documentary Finalist

March 04, 2024: San Francisco Independent Filmmakers' Contest, California, USA - Best Documentary Winner

March 10, 2024: Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Paris, France - Best Documentary Nominee

March 16, 2024: 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, Bali, Indonesia - Best Documentary Film Award Winner

March 22, 2024: Sala Elia, Oaxaca, Mexico

March 18-31, 2024: Kinoki - foro cultural independiente, San Cristobal, Mexico

March 6-20, 2024: Cinema Nahual, Xalapa, Mexico

March 26-28, 2024: Caracas Iberoamerican Film Festival, Venezuela - Feature Documentary Official Selection

March 15, 2024: Gel Rosita, Puebla, Mexico

April 4, 2024: Cafe Honoria, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

April 5, 2024: Madh Island International Film Awards, Mumbai, India - Best Inspirational Film Award Winner, Best Female Producer, Writer and Director Feature, Best Key Cast Award

April 7, 2024: Cineverse International Film Festival, Burton, UK - Best Women Filmmaker Award Winner

April 8, 2024: La Guarida, Tulúm, Mexico

April 4-7, 2024: Puerto Aventuras Film Festival, Mexico - Best Documentary Director Award Winner

April 10, 2024: Belgrade International Film Festival, Serbia - Best Feature Documentary Quarter Finalist

April 10, 2024: Luminary Independent Film Fiesta, Paris, France - Best Women Filmmaker Award Winner

April 26, 2024: Lens Fame International Film Festival, India - Best Feature Documentary Award Winner, Best Female Producer, Writer and Director Feature

April 26, 2024: Austin International Art Festival, USA - Best First Time Feature Filmmaker Award Winner

April 29, 2024: New York International Women Festival, USA - Documentary Feature Semi-Finalist

April 30, 2024: Chicago Filmmaker Awards, USA - Best Documentary Director Semi-Finalist

May 1, 2024: Ecovision Global Film Festival, Sydney, Australia - Best Women Filmmaker Honorable Mention

May 4, 2024: San Diego Independent Filmmaker’s Festival, USA - International Feature Official Selection

May 14, 2024: The Singapore International Competition, Singapore - Best Documentary Film Award Winner

June 1, 2024: Big Screen Blast Film Festival, Naples, Italy - Best Documentary Film Award Winner

July 21, 2024: Kalakari Film Festival, India - Best Documentary Official Selection

September 20, 2024: Chameleon Film Festival - Contemporary Visions, Naples, Italy - Best Soundtrack Award Winner

October 1, 2024: Tropheum Regale International Film Festival, Torino, Italy - Best Documentary and Best Editing Award Winner

November 3, 2024: Snow Leopard Film Festival (WLIFF), Stockholm, Sweden - Best Director Official Selection

June 14, 2024: Milestoe International Film Festival, India - Best Feature Documentary Award Winner, Best Female Producer, Writer and Director Feature

June 29, 2024: Switzerland Film Fest & Screenplay Competition - Best Female Director Award Winner

July 25, 2024: Istanbul Movie Awards, Turkey - Best Director (Female) Semi-Finalist

July 31, 2024: London Women Film Festival, London, United Kingdom - Best Feature Director Semi-Finalist

August 12, 2024: Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards, Jakarta, Indonesia - Best Director Finalist

August 16, 2024: Milan Indie Film Festival, Milan, Italy - Best Independent Film (Feature) Award Winner

August 18, 2024: IFA-Indie Film Awards, Peshawar, Pakistan - Best Feature Documentary Film Award Winner

August 25, 2024: Fusionfilm International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA - Best Documentary Finalist

September 4, 2024: Art Giraffe International Film Festival, Nice, France - Best Feature Documentary Film Official Selection

September 13, 2024: Good Vibes International Film Festival, Odisha, India - Best Producer, Director, Female Writer, Female Director and Best Feature Documentary Award Winner

September 27, 2024:Kalpavriksha International Film Festival, Mumbai, India - Best Producer, Director, Writer and Jury Selection Feature Documentary Award Winner

September 27, 2024: Sacramento Independent Film Festival, USA - Best Female Director Semi-Finalist

November 29, 2024: Ottawa Film Award, Ottawa, Canada - Best Editing Award Winner