Martina Adamcova, Producer, on Portraying True Stories on the Big Screen.

It's tough to film during a pandemic, particularly when restrictions change often, but Martina Adamcova made it possible.

Martina Adamcova, best known as Tina Adams, is a Canadian producer and director who works in four languages and produces movies worldwide with big names and complex subjects. She talks about how creating films is "irrational" but gratifying and her projects for 2022: two full-length feature documentaries.

Here is a brief interview with Tina.

What Plots Are You Actively Working On?

Presently, Marcova Productions is focused on producing two documentaries.

The first is all about Harlem and its one-of-a-kind status as a symbol of the African American culture and community. The second, "Concealed Identity," is about a well-known, Noble prize-nominated genetic researcher unaware of his Jewish heritage while growing up.

Why Did You Decide To Become a Producer?

I discovered the role of a producer while sitting on the sofa with my feet up on a table. "The artist is working the most while procrastinating on the sofa," Marcello Mastroianni explained. He didn't suggest artists are lazy; rather, he said we had to ponder and envision in excess. The backdrop of a producer revolves around their imagination. However, being a producer is not the same as being a CEO or a small business owner. It necessitates a certain level of frailty, a certain level of crazy, and a particular shade of detachment from the usual ways of seeing things. Producing films, especially on one's own, is everything but rational.

There is just no way to know for sure how everything will turn out, and my work is not regular. So every day is a new beginning.

What Inspired You To Choose To Work on Documentaries?

Documentaries have become the new trend! With so much time spent at home, we're tired of being mindlessly entertained, so many of us are turning to documentaries because they enrich us with something new.

There is a need to learn credible information, and it is in abundance throughout a documentary.

In addition, there is the irrepressibly hungry talent that has developed around me, such as my partner Malcolm St-Pierre. He came up with the concept for the documentary "Harlem" and connected me to the Oscar-winning filmmaker Malcolm Clarke.

This kind of chance only comes along once in a lifetime. Nevertheless, the issue of Harlem's fading landmarks is intriguing. We have something really significant on the table. As a human and a producer, I felt compelled to bring the narrative to the public's attention.

The project began after meeting Michael Adams, author of the book "Harlem: Lost And Found."

Michael is a brave advocate and resident of Harlem. He advocates and fights to save Harlem's architecture from being demolished and replaced by meaningless concrete as a proud community member. With each hospital, library, and school the black community loses, a portion of its history, identity, and a sliver of its strength is lost. We intend to show some fantastic photographs, b-rolls, and the breathtaking hidden gems of Harlem to the world.

We want to show everyone what Harlem truly signifies to the African American culture and struggle.

Who Else Are You Teaming Up With?

It's also an honor to work on the documentary "Concealed Identity" alongside Viktor Schwarcz from Prague. This is another incredible story from a past era and about another subject.

We follow the life of Noble prize-nominated professor, Emil Skamene, from McGill University, a well-established academic, who received a special hand-written letter from Germany informing him that he is not exactly who he thought he was.

The story is remarkable.

It begins with the story of his Jewish parents and their struggle to survive the Nazis after the invasion of Ukraine in World War II. Although heartbreaking, his parents find hope for their new baby from the most unexpected of people, an SS soldier.

I hope to have some A-list Hollywood voices to narrate this compelling narrative. I imagine Liam Neeson or Meryl Streep.

Another fantasy would be to have a big name appear in the documentary "Harlem." Perhaps a New York developer discussing landmarks directly related to black culture? Or even the former President Barack Obama? That would be mind-blowing.

We would like to thank Tina for taking the time to answer our questions.

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