Drylands
SausraThe storyline of the film develops over the span of two days. Coming back home after a night out, a young woman decides to call a taxi and drives to the forest. The encounter with nature compels the woman to shed different parts of herself – her clothes, her emotions, her fatigue. At the same time it evokes the feelings of newly found strength and peace.
As the storyline progresses, the reason for the woman’s escape to nature is revealed – it was a prolonged break-up. The escape marks the ending of one chapter of her life and the beginning of a new one.
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Director's biography
Urtė Sabutytė
Urtė Sabutytė has a BA in Media Studies from the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and an MA in Cinema Arts from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her first film “Savi kambariai” (Our Rooms) was somewhere in-between a short film and an art installation. In her second film “Šviesus rytojus” (Dead by Dawn), which premiered at the Scanorama film festival, Urtė started to experiment with elements of genre cinema, which became even stronger intertwined with her personal touch in her graduate movie “Apklausa” (Interrogation). In addition to her creative endeavours, Urtė frequently volunteers and works with different NGOs in the fields of culture and community.
Filmography
Familiar Rooms / Savi kambariai (2017, short)
Dead By The Dawn / Šviesus rytojus (2019, short fiction)
Interrogation / Apklausa (2020, short fiction)
Drought / Sausra (2022, short fiction)
