Grandpa and Grandma
28 min. – Documentary – 28 min., color, Beta CAM – 2007 , VG studio |
Screenplay : Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Editing director : Marius Kavaliauskas
Computer graphics : Mažvydė Kokanauskienė
The documentary is based on a true life story of director’s grandparents who were exiled to Siberia by Soviets in 1948. The visual basis of the film consists of extant family photographs together with national archive material and animation inserts. It’s an intimate archetypical fairytale-like film about strength of human mind.
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Awards:
Lithuanian Cinematographers Union award for the Best Lithuanian documentary 2007
The 1st prize at IFF “Stupeni” (
Special prize at IFF “Listapad” (
Special prize for the innovative documentary at Eurofest (
The 2nd prize at Vilnius Documentary Film Festival, Baltic Films competition (