Thursday, 31 October 2019 00:00 |
VII Forum 'Umut': Information about 'Out Like a Light'
Dates of the VII Forum Umut: 6-10.11.2019
Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
"Out Like a Light" (Lithuania) will be shown at the International competition
This film was a participant of Short Film Corner at Cannes IFF - 2019
"Out Like a Light", Lithuania, 2019, 20'
Original title: "Laimei einant, užmigęs buvau" Script-writer: Artūras Voiničius Film-director: Laura Tamošiūnaitė Šakalienė Director of Photography: Julius Sičiūnas LAC Production-designer: Evelina Dapkutė Music by Andrius Šiurys Sound-director: Paulius Bučius Editor: Balys Kumža Producers: Giedrė Burokaitė/ Laura Tamošiūnaitė Šakalienė Production studio: Všį Meno Avilys/ MB Oktava LT Actors: Traveller woman - Diana Anevičiūtė-Valiušaitienė Mother - Aušra Pukelytė-Kazanavičienė Father - Ridas Jasiulionis Daughter - Roberta Sirgedaitė Son - Deividas Breivė Synopsis: A fallen tree interrupts not really quiet family trip to their relatives. The father is fully obsessed with his work, the mother tries to control everyone, the daughter looks very pale and the son is the only person full of energy and curiosity. A strange woman appears from nowhere and asks to drive her home. That results in a phantasmagoric trip with old woman, while wild animals are watching the people. Their son's loss suddenly uncovers pain points of the family and reveals true nature of the people who don't need to hide their impatience, petulancy, intolerance... But under such extreme conditions. the family gets the chance to take a fresh look of themselves and each other.
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