TCM goes Niagara: Piano at the Crossroads -film
Jan Senius’s Piano at the Crossroads (2023) is, in the director’s own words, a “silent music film,” shot on the...
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Tickets 12 €
Arthouse Cinema Niagara
Kehräsaari B-talo, 33200 Tampere
Tickets for film screenings can be purchased on the Arthouse Cinema Niagara website or at the cinema box office in connection with the screenings (tel. +358 50 563 5770). The music heard in the films is recorded.
The Metsäkansa Film Festival in Tampere offers a glimpse into contemporary Czech cinema and the early works of Miloš Forman
The Metsäkansa Film Festival will present four Czech films and a documentary about Leif Segerstam at Arthouse Cinema Niagara in Kehräsaari, Tampere, at the end of January. The film screenings are part of the accompanying programme of the Tampere Chamber Music festival and are coordinated with the chamber music festival’s schedule.
The Metsäkansa Film Festival is a one-time film event organised by the Metsäkansa Cultural Association in cooperation with Czech–Finnish film director Jan Senius.
The festival begins on Wednesday, 21 January with the documentary LEif and concludes on Sunday evening, 25 January with the music film Piano at the Crossroads, directed by Jan Senius.
Film Festival Programme
Wed 21 Jan 2026 at 3:00 pm:
Documentary LEif (2025, 68 min, age limit 18), directed by Leo Torvalds
Thu 22 Jan 2026 at 6:15 pm:
Film Palaa, palaa! (1967, 71 min, suitable for all ages), directed by Miloš Forman
Fri 23 Jan 2026 at 6:15 pm:
Film Salmiakkikarkki (2024, 68 min, age limit 18), directed by Jan Senius
Sat 24 Jan 2026 at 2:30 pm:
Film Vaaleaverikön rakkaus (1965, 77 min, age limit 12), directed by Miloš Forman
Sun 25 Jan 2026 at 7:00 pm:
Film Piano at the Crossroads (2023, 71 min, age limit 18), directed by Jan Senius
Programme subject to change.
Production: Metsäkansa Film Festival
The concert is part of the accompanying programme of the Tampere Chamber Music festival.
The movie and director
Jan Senius (b. 1979) is a Czech–Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor who lives and works in Prague. Salmiakkikarkki, the indie film screened at the Metsäkansa Film Festival, is his most recent feature. Piano at the Crossroads is, in the director’s own words, a “silent music film,” shot on the empty streets of Prague during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Senius has directed and produced the short films Lucy Leaves Tomorrow and In the Cinema. A recurring theme in his work is loneliness among people.
Piano at the Crossroads
Year of production: 2023
Country: Czech Republic
Genre: Documentary / music film
Running time: 71 min
Director: Jan Senius
Screenplay: Jan Senius, Jakub Zahradník
Cinematography: Jan Kebrdle
Editing: Jan Senius
Music: V. J. Tomášek, B. Smetana, A. Dvořák, V. Novák, L. Janáček, B. Martinů, J. Ježek, K. Slavický, G. Gershwin, L. van Beethoven
Sound design: Jakub Trš, Kryštof Pobořil
Cast: Igor Ardašev, Jitka Čechová, Martin Kasík, Karel Košárek, Tomáš Víšek, Jakub Zahradník
Production: OSCAR music, spol. s r. o.
Post-production: PFX and Sleepwalker
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakub is forced to close his piano shop and cancel the evening concerts held there. In the deserted store, an idea emerges. A magnificent concert grand piano has been temporarily placed in an empty church in the heart of the Old Town. Jakub sets out to roam the silent city to find pianists and invite them to the church to play.
The film is a sensitive portrait of a time marked by movement restrictions and curfews, in which music becomes a source of hope and meaning, leaving the viewer to reflect on art’s ability to illuminate darkness.
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