{"id":2132,"date":"2026-10-23T20:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/?page_id=2132"},"modified":"2026-10-24T10:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:27:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.85rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">Film Director &amp; Producer \u00b7 London \u00b7 Kent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(3rem, 9vw, 7.5rem)\">Michal Indrak<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-4-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Award-winning stories told with structural precision and emotional weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Director&amp;apos;s Reel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vybbU9aiINM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director&#8217;s Reel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e15afb30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:560px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-5.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">The Work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Film Portfolio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Narrative fiction, experimental shorts and found-footage documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2133\">Enter the portfolio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:560px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-6.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">The Craft<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Hire Me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Directing, assistant directing, editing and production support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2134\">Services &amp; rates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">Festival Recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Best First-Time Director \u2014 Ottawa Film Awards \u00b7 Berlin Short Film Awards<br>Best Cinematography \u2014 NYC Independent Film Festival \u00b7 Red Moon Film Festival<br>Best Experimental \u2014 Philadelphia Film Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2136\">All awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Selected Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b9cbc20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Whispers-Waves-of-the-diary-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Whispers: Waves of the Diary poster\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Whispers: Waves of the Diary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Experimental short \u00b7 12 international festival wins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-29-at-23.52.09-691x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Replaced poster\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Replaced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Psychological sci-fi short \u00b7 Best Short Script, Cine Vista Oasis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-28-2026-12_42_00-PM-683x1024.png\" alt=\"3,650 Days of Becoming poster\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">3,650 Days of Becoming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-4-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Found-footage documentary \u00b7 Birkbeck, University of London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d733185 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ashes-of-Courage-Investor-Pitch-Deck-Final-Draft.jpg\" alt=\"Ashes of Courage key art\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">Feature Film \u00b7 In Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Ashes of Courage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Slovakia, 1944. As Nazi soldiers invade their village, a mother must protect her six children while her husband flees to join the resistance. Inspired by the true story of my great-grandparents, a lesser-known chapter of Central European resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/greenlit.com\/project\/ashes-courage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back the project<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2133\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#000000;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d733185 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"LEVM Studios logo\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/michalindrak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Classic-LEVM-Studios-Logo-with-Film-Reel-Elements.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3em;text-transform:uppercase\">My Production Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LEVM Studios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The independent production company behind my narrative work, including <em>Replaced<\/em> and the feature in development, <em>Ashes of Courage<\/em>. 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