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The Camel

A camel dies in the local zoo. Paulius and Indre – two caretakers discover it and try to dispose of the dead animal. But it turns out to be a much harder task than they imagined.

Information

Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Duration
14'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian

Team

Producer
Klementina Remeikaitė
Script
Laurynas Bareiša
Cinematography
Martynas Norvaišas, Vytautas Katkus
Editing
Laurynas Bareiša
Sound designer
Iveta Macevičiutė
Cast
Paulius Markevičius, Indrė Patkauskaitė
Production company
„Afterschool" (LT)
Casting
Marija Kavtarazdė

Contacts

Director's biography

Laurynas Bareiša

Laurynas Bareiša (b. 1988, Lithuania) graduated in Applied Mathematics and Cinematography, and earned an MA in Film Directing (2016). He recently worked as cinematographer on the feature film “Summer Survivors” by Marija Kavtaradzė (Toronto IFF, Discovery 2018). He directed the short films “By the Pool” (Venice IFF, Orizzonti 2017) and “Caucasus” (Locarno FF, Leopards of Tomorrow 2018). His newest short film “Dummy” premiered at Berlinale Shorts 2020. Laurynas Bareiša’s debut feature film “Pilgrims” premiered at 78th Venice Film Festival where it won Orizzonti Award for Best Film.

Filmography

Dembava / Dembava (2014, short fiction)
The Camel / Kupranugaris (2016, short fiction)
By The Pool / Pirtis (2017, short fiction)
Caucasus / Kaukazas (2018, short fiction)
Dummy / Atkūrimas (2020, short fiction)
Pilgrims / Piligrimai (2021, feature fiction)