We Have to Survive is a cinematic odyssey documenting human adaptation 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.
Tomas Krupa is a film director and producer based in Bratislava. He is the recipient of multiple major honours, 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 2020 program, presented at 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. Tomas Krupa is a member of the Slovak Film and Television Academy and holds a Master’s degree from the Documentary Film Department at the Academy of Arts in Slovakia.