World Between Us / Summer Cinema

Marie Tomanová left the Czech Republic as an au pair—but what she truly brought to New York was a bold artistic vision. In the unforgiving world of the American art scene, she gradually carved out her place behind the lens. Directed by Marie Dvořáková, A World Between Us captures not only Tomanová’s early breakthroughs and rising success, but also the intimate layers of her personal and artistic partnership with art historian Thomas Beachdel, whose support proved vital to her growth. This documentary offers a portrait of an artist’s inner world, a search for balance between foreignness and belonging, and a powerful story of female friendship shaped by the shared experience of life “between worlds.”