Jan Amos Komenský

A short clip from a series of 5 animation clips MAGNI (a tourism project) representing religious perspectives and traditions and corresponding sacral sights in the Czech Republic.

This very clip brings you an glance at one of the most achieved and recognised figure of Czech history, Jan Ámos Komenský, a teacher and a last priest of Czech Brethren church, also known as a teacher of the nations, He was eventually forced to emigrate from his beloved homeland under the sad circumstances of the Thirty years' war and religious intolerance.

Since animation has such unique sensitivity, even a controversial events and circumstances can be portrayed with glamour and dignity with a little touch of sense of humor and exaggeration ..

Clip 2: Reformation, Jan Amos Komensky ...

Story: David Šorm, David Toušek

Direction, Art and Animation: Kateřina Karhánková, Saša Hetmerová

Music: Petr Vyšohlíd

Technique: 2D card animation