The zebra is already riding  online. You can watch the full movie Ark of lights and shadows in FULL HD online on VIMEO. Use the link to WATCH [...]

The documetary movie Ark of Lights & Shadows scored again, this time on the IFF Life Sciences focusing on Environmental sciences and sustainability which took place in Prague, October 15-19.  Jan Svatos won Special Jury Award for Fascinating stor[...]

Ark of Lights & Shadows  was awarded on the Czech international environmental festival  IFF  Ekofilm  2018 by special award of the president of the festival Laco Miko. It is the third award of the movie. The jury was represented by the Czech dire[...]

We are happy to announce that our movie Ark of Lights & Shadows has won main Award in category documentary film at IFF Tourfilm in Karlovy Vary, which is the oldest festival of travel films in the world. "Among the documentaries the Czech di[...]

After official international premiere of Ark in Germany at NaturVision IFF, we are preparing another heap of projection in Australia, Finland, Kenya, China and USA. Hold your fingers crossed. We have some latest good news:)     [...]

Our documentary is to be screened first time to the international audience at IFF NaturVision. When? Saturday,  July 21, 7 p.m. Where:  in Kleines Haus, Union Theater, Solitudestraße 6, 71638 Ludwigsburg, After the screening, there will be Q&A[...]

Our documentary the ARK of LIGHTS & SHADOWS is going to be released in a world premiere at the International film festival FEBIOFEST (March 15 - 23, Prague) at one of the most prestigious film event in Czech republic. You can buy tickets since Ma[...]

Since March 19, the Ark of Lights and Shadows is starting theatrical release in Czech cinemas all aroud the country.           [...]

(Cannes, France) Our movie the Ark of Lights and Shadows was pitched by our producer Art Francesco. The movie was for the first time presented infront of the international audiance during one of the most prestigious film event MIP Doc /MIP TV in  Can[...]

(Washington D.C., USA) During the Jan Svatos'  research of lost rough film archive footage made by Martin Johnson in 1920s and 1930s stored in  Library of Congress  has appealed famous film historian David Bordwell. The author of film "bible" Film Hi[...]

(Washington D.C., USA) Director Jan Svatos was accepted to make a research for our documentary the Ark of Lights and Shadows in the Library of Congress. While searching for vergotten rough archive footage from Martin Johnson, Jan was allowed to enter[...]

Living legend, famous feature and documentary film director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Fitzgeraldo etc.)  has met again with the director  Jan Svatos in Vienna to discuss our documentary The Ark of Lights and Shadows. Its pleasure for [...]

We have just come back from Kenya. We were filming at four destinations, Mt.Kenya, Amboseli, Tsavo and Nairobi in which we filmed elephant orphans.  All of the destinations above somehow refer to the work of Martin and Osa Johnsons. We climbed up to [...]

Making of the shooting with legendary Dr. Jane Goodal. For more watch the movie the Ark of Lights and Shadows. [...]

We are happy to announce that we have created  a new logo for the Ark of  lights and shadows movie. Its leitmotiv is again zebra (similarly to Africa obscura). This time it is presented by Osa Johnson riding zebra- unconventional scene that fascin[...]

Original movie tent covered by zebra stripes invites you for photo exhibition of 100 years old photos by Martin and Osa Johnson and you will reveal there why had the Johnsons to run away from home or how they enjoyed the honeymoon at cannibals and ma[...]