EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS
Location: Admiral Kino
Tickets at the door: € 8
Prior reservation: reservierung@admiralkino.at, +43 1 523 37 59 (during cinema opening times)
After the successful 13th Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival back in January, Lithuanian Shorts comes to Vienna!
In collaboration with Vienna's international open air short film festival dotdotdot and Admiral Kino IDENTITY\2020 presents the screening of five short Lithuanian films curated by Lithuanian Shorts!
Lithuanian Shorts: Everyday Interactions
In the recent years, the short films by Lithuanian filmmakers, have begun clearly establishing themselves on the map of the international short film industry. The programme “Lithuanian Shorts: Every Day Interactions” presents 5 films touching the topics of identity, nationality, patriotism, social norms, communities and the need for belonging. This programme is prepared by Lithuanian Short Film Agency “Lithuanian Shorts” which is one of those bridges, across which, Lithuanian works can reach the hearts of international viewers.
Films:
- Caucasus / Kaukazas -
dir. Laurynas Bareiša / fiction / 2018 / 14‘
Teklė, along with her nine-year-old daughter Ema, comes back from abroad to visit Dalia, her mother. Ema goes outside to walk her grandmothers’ dog. Immediately, after discovering that Ema went outside alone, Dalia starts searching for her. Dalia fears that something terrible might have happened to her granddaughter.
Laurynas Bareiša (b. 1988) holds a bachelor’s degree in both Applied Mathematics from Vilnius University and in Cinematography from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2016 he finished his studies for a master’s degree in Film Directing. His first short film "Dembava" was nominated for National Film Award as the Best student film in 2015. His films were screened in San Sebastian, Venice and Locarno.
- The Juggler / Žonglierius -
dir. Skirmanta Jakaitė / animation / 2018 / 11‘
We live in the same house, but in different apartments, jobs,situations, beliefs, visions; each one in our own compartment,
fooling ourselves that the world is one, and that it exists. Although sometimes it seems that the incomprehensible thread has almost been caught, and I am on a verge of understanding.
Skirmanta Jakaite (b. 1969) is an animation director and animator from Vilnius, Lithuania. Her films "We May Meet, We May Not" and "Non-Euclidean Geometry" (co-directed with Solveiga Masteikaite) were screened at many international film festivals, the latter received The Lithuanian Film Academy award for The Best Lithuanian Animation Film of 2014.
- Anthology of the Plot / Suokalbio antologija -
dir. Artūras Jevdokimovas / documentary / 2015 / 26‘
This film is about a time that is lost forever. In 1995-1996, the cult cafe Suokalbis (meaning The Plot) in Vilnius, was already
losing its splendour, but still served as a gathering place for artists of every age, recognised and unknown, students of all kinds and, of course, random visitors. Back then, ashtrays were overflowing with cigarette butts, bottles were quickly drained, and stormy discussions and dances lasted until dawn. Come the 21st century, café communities like Suokalbis were pushed aside by the rising club culture, and disappeared like alcohol vapours and tobacco smoke.
Artūras Jevdokimovas(born in 1966, Vilnius, Lithuania) studied TV Direction at Vilnius Conservatory (Lithuania), graduated Film Direction at Tbilisi Theatre and Film Institute (Republic of vapors and tobacco smoke. Anthology Film Archieves (New York).
- Syndromes Of Mimicry / Mimikrija ir jos sindromai -
dir. Anastasija Piroženko / experimental / 2017 / 18‘
What could possibly link a village nightclub where a musician mindlessly recites popular Western melodies, a mute black man delivering flowers in a Hussar uniform, and a yoga class attracting people in search of religious identity? For the director Anastasija, those are the syndromes of mimicry - the imitation of the Western concepts that occurred in Lithuania after regaining its independence. In the series of short sketches, the film-satire presents various attempts in the identity search in social, political and cultural field in the post-soviet Lithuania.
Anastasija Piroženko (b. 1988) is an audio-visual artist and filmmaker currently based in Amsterdam. Her practice spans documentary filmmaking and fiction, video installations, and photography. Her films have been screened at several international film festivals, including Visions du Reel International Film Festival (2017), Montreal International Documentary Film Festival (2017), Vilnius International Film Festival (2013) and etc.
- Independence Day / Nepriklausomybės diena -
dir. Urtė Oettinger / animation / 2012 / 5‘
It is black and white film about the musician who escapes the radio and travels the world looking for freedom.
Urtė Oettinger is a Lithuanian animation film director, animator, painter, and lecturer. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with her animation film “Song of Songs” (2010). Urtė’s debut short film “Independence Day” (2012) and a Lithuanian-Danish puppet film “Ragnarok” (2016) were named the best Lithuanian animation films. In her creative work, Urtė experiments with different animation techniques and styles, including stop motion, rotoscoping, hand drawn and painted animation. Urtė is a member of the Lithuanian Film Academy and the Danish Animation Union. At the moment, she lives and works in Aarhus, Denmark.