
A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.
Cast

Ivo Špalj
Self

Jan Švankmajer
Self

Jaromír Kallista
Self
Libuše Špaljová
Self
Barbora Koláčková
Self
Jiří Klenka
Self
Zdeněk Dušek
Self

Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
Olga Čechová
Self
Pavel Rejholec
Self
Jan Daňhel
Self
Jan Čeněk
Self
Ivo Broum
Self
Marta Kačorová
Self
Jana Částková
Self

Alois Fišárek
Self
Karel Zámečník
Self
Adina Kotyzová
Self
Barbora Kotyzová
Self
Adéla Špaljová
Self
Peter Švorc
Self
Jaroslav Fryš
Self
Tomáš Flekna
Self
Ladislav Hrubec
Self
Crew
Ivana Pauerová
Dramaturgy
Adéla Špaljová
Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor, Camera Operator
Jan Čeněk
Story, Sound
David Čálek
Director of Photography
Jiří Vlach
Executive Producer
Tomáš Vonšovský
Production Assistant
Jiří Zeiner
Camera Operator
Aleš Hart
Camera Operator
Richard Müller
Sound Mixer, Sound
Ivan Horák
Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist, Sound
Jaroslav Fryš
Sound Mixer, Sound
Petr Červený
Sound Recordist
Miroslav Hřebejk
Sound Recordist
Michal Janoušek
Sound Recordist
Michal Gábor
Sound Recordist
Petr Šoupa
Sound

Ivo Špalj
Foley
Jana Částková
Foley
Jana Ludvíková
Foley
Ladislav Hrubec
Foley
Tereza Podlipná
Production Manager
Alena Müllerová
Creative Producer
Lukáš Fišárek
Graphic Designer
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