28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The Idylls of Kirtimai
director: Artūras Jevdokimovas
original title: Kirtimų idilės
country: Lithuania
year: 1991
running time: 13 min.
synopsis
An observational anthropological study follows the life of the residents of the largest Roma settlement in Lithuania. Instead of the usual tendency to draw attention to their poverty, lack of education, and discrimination, the film focuses primarily on an ideologically unencumbered representation of everyday patterns of life.
biography
Lithuanian director, screenwriter, actor, and producer Artūras Jevdokimovas (1966) takes inspiration from the work of Jonas Mekas. He is currently the director of the Tinklai international short film festival.
more about film
director: | Artūras Jevdokimovas |
script: | Artūras Jevdokimovas |
photography: | Vytautas Survila |
editing: | Vida Buckute, Artūras Jevdokimovas |
sound: | Darius Miniotas |