We Have to Survive is a cinematic odyssey documenting human resilience across our shared home, revealing how lives at the far corners of the planet persist on a changing Earth and how that change still connects us all.From the fragile Outer Banks of the USA, where the ocean slowly reclaims the land; the vast Mongolian desert, where a family plants trees against the wind; the underground town of Coober Pedy in Australia, where people build their lives beneath the burning earth; and the icy shores of Greenland, where ancient fishing traditions melt into new beginnings, the film invites us into different rooms of our global home.
Through intimate, character-driven stories, it reveals not only the challenges of a changing world, but the quiet strength of those living through it—a reminder that, despite distance and difference, we live under the same sky and share the same fragile planet.This is not a film about despair, but about courage. It’s a call to remember that our greatest power lies in care—for one another, and for the only home we have.
CREW:
Director: Tomáš Krupa
Producer: Tomáš Krupa(HAILSTONE), Christian Popp (YUZUProductions), Peter Drössler (GoldenGirlsFilm), Arash T. Riahi (GoldenGirlsFilm)
Cinematographer: Martin Čech,Ondřej Szollos
Editor: Peter Kudlička
Sound: Miloš Hanzély
Production
Sales:
Taskovski Films Ltd
Director
Tomas Krupa
Tomas Krupa is a film director and producer based in Bratislava and a member of the Slovak Film and Television Academy. He holds a Master's degree from the Documentary Film Department at the Academy of Arts in Slovakia. He is the recipient of multiple major honors, including the Sun in a Net National Film Award, the IGRIC Film and TV National Award, and the Slovak Film Critics' Award for his feature documentary The Good Death (2018).
In 2013, he founded his production company, Hailstone, which focuses on creative documentaries and art-house feature films. His profile was recognized internationally when he was selected for the Emerging Producers 2020program, presented at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Festival and the Berlinale. Most recently, he co-produced the Austrian-Slovak historical drama Perla, which won Best Austrian Film at Viennale 2025.Selected Filmography
We Have To Survive (2026), The Good Death (2018), Graduates: Freedom is Not Free (2012) 
