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Underground Professors

The feature-length documentary Underground Professors aims to introduce viewers to a lesser-known phenomenon in our history: the so-called “underground universities” during the Normalization era. This was an illegal educational system that eventually drew in foreign professors—primarily from Oxford, UK—and operated until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. This upcoming film by experienced documentary director Ivo Bystřičan highlights an important historical topic that has not yet been explored on film, while also reflecting on the importance of education and verified information within a (totalitarian) society—a topic that remains highly relevant today.