Land in Focus presents EXPERIMENTAL BALTIC CINEMA
- Event hosted by East End Film Festival on Monday 2 May 2011 @ VZ Gallery, London
Influenced by the Russian montage and their avant-garde approach to film language, the experimental scene in the Baltic countries has developed its own distinction marks since the time of the Soviet occupation in the 1940′s, using a wide range of formats and styles.
Since the early 1970’s, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian filmmakers have received great international recognition and acclaim using the most ground-breaking styles, winning awards in a large number of established film festivals focused on the experimental genre. In this showcase, we aim to provide our audience with an illuminating tour through the work of Baltic video-artists and experimental filmmakers that have been influenced by this national phenomenon, appealing especially to those with a particular interest in video art and an appreciation for distinct-told stories.
Programme
- Ten minutes older (Par desmit minutem vecaks) / Dir: Herz Frank / 1978 / Latvia / 10′
- Breakfast on the grass (Eine Murul) / Dir: Priit Parn / 1987 / Estonia / 25′
- Gravitation (Gravitacija) / Dir: Dainis Klava / 1993 / Latvia / 10’
- Living Room (Elutuba) / Dir: Rao Heidmets / 1994 / Estonia / 10’
- The Way to Nirvana (Teekond Nirvaanasse) / Dir: Mait Laas / 2000 / Estonia / 12’30
- Ministry Messiah / Dir: Gints Apsits / 2005 / Latvia / 3’
- Dance / Dir: Kristina Inciuraite / 2006 / Lithuania / 3’
- Water (Udens) / Dir: Laila Pakalnina / 2006 / Latvia / 12’
- Under (Po) / Dir: Reda Bartkute / 2010 / Lithuania / 3’20
- Splidling Fish (Istisusi Zuvis) / Dir: Virgis Malcius / 2010 / Lithuania / 6’
