Václav Bělohradský: Nobody Is Listening

Nobody Is Listening is an attempt to portray the philosophy of one of the greatest Czech thinkers of our times - the philosopher, sociologist and essayist Václav Bělohradský. It is a chance to think about the current state of men in a political, medial, universal, social and personal context. Bělohradský agreed to the filming after a year of persuasion. The film documents the meeting of the philosopher and the director in different parts of Central Europe. It is build on the question of the character of freedom in today’s society when one can say anything without having to face the consequences. “In totalitarian regimes one should be careful with what he says, because there is always someone listening. On the other hand, democracy is a regime where no-one listens to anyone” says Bělohradský. The philosopher quite openly talks about his freedom in the academic world, about the meaning of his work in the days of digital media, about his place in the Czech society after 1989, about the myths he believed and the myths some Czech are not willing to let go off. Why does Czech public, political and artistic life often recalls a fake rather than a true story? The partner of the screening is Czech Television.