Carte blanche to Deimantas Narkevičius

Date: 9–15 October, 2024
Location: Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival (Cour Mably, Cinéma Utopia, Cinéma UGC, Bordeaux)

One of the most internationally acclaimed Lithuanian contemporary artists Deimantas Narkevičius will offer a program of short films and works of contemporary Lithuanian cinema and video art. Each film has been chosen with the aim of transcending cultural clichés to foster a space for dialogue to interrogate genres. The varied origins of the filmmakers, whether linked to their creative, individual or social spheres, offer a nuanced and plural vision of the contemporary Lithuanian art scene.

Film programmes: 

Whispering Loudly I: “My Birth” (dir. Eglė Davidavičė, animation, 2017, 3 min.), “Demikhov Dog” (dir. Anastasia Sosunova, experimental, 2017, 7 min.), “Sine Anima” (dir. Antanas Skučas, Julius Zubavičius, animation, 2024, 7 min.), “Dummy” (dir. Laurynas Bareiša, fiction, 2020, 13 min.), “Corolla” (dir. Gintautė Skvernytė, experimental, 2019, 3 min.), “I Put On The Ivy Crown” (dir. Emilija Noreikaitė, experimental, 2022, 7 min.), “Ootid” (dir. Eglė Razumaitė, fiction, 2024, 10 min.) and “Sirenomelia” (dir. Emilija Škarnulytė, experimental, 2015, 5 min.).

Whispering Loudly II: “The Last Day” (dir. Klaudija Matvejevaitė-Duškina, fiction, 2017, 24 min.), “Places” (dir. Vytautas Katkus, fiction, 2020, 13 min.), “Agents” (dir. Anastasia Sosunova, experimental, 2020, 15 min.) and “Naiku” (dir. Pijus Mačiulskis, fiction, 2023, 20 min.).

Whispering Loudly III: “Feedback” (dir. Simona Žemaitytė, documentary, 2022, 19 min.), “Community Gardens” (dir. Vytautas Katkus, fiction, 2019, 15 min.), “Techno, Mama” (dir. Saulius Baradinskas, fiction, 2021, 18 min.), “97’24′” (dir. Saulė Šmidtaitė, experimental, 2024, 17 min.) and “Footstones in Night Writing” (dir. Emilija Škarnulytė, documentary, 2015, 5 min.).