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Gabija Jaraminaitė: faces of motherhood

Gabija Jaraminaitė: faces of motherhood

Gabija Jaraminaitė is undoubtedly one of the most active contemporary Lithuanian actors creating roles in cinema, she is valued by both Lithuanian and foreign directors. This program includes four short films starring G. Jaraminaitė, and her roles are united by the faces of motherhood embodied by Gabija. A mother who is not at home all day; a mother who sees family as a tool to achieve the image of her dreams; a mother who uses children as an excuse; the mother who asks you to wait will be...mother again. Society would have its own critical opinion about all mothers seen in films, but the actress creates these roles without external evaluation. In this way, the audience has the opportunity to better understand them and once again see Gabija Jaraminaitė's versatile talent.

The curator of the program is Andrė Balžekienė.

MOVIES

Mother's Day / The Mother's Day
Dir. Kamilė Milašiūtė / feature / Lithuania / 2017 / 13 min. 

On the occasion of Mother's Day, sixteen-year-old Nerka and his friends traditionally steal flowers to give to their mothers. However, Nerka has not seen her mother yet this year. She disappeared after losing custody of the child. Believing that his mother is innocent, Nerka is determined to find her.

It Would Be Splendid, yet…
Dir. Lina Luzytė / feature / Lithuania / 2009 / 28 min. 

The year is 1992. Lithuania has just regained its independence. One day, factory worker Danguolė wins a strange prize: together with her family, Danguolė will be photographed for the cover of an American magazine. Thus, suddenly and unexpectedly, Danguolė, a factory worker, becomes a kind of ambassador of Lithuania. It decides that everything that has been lived in Lithuania until now is outdated, Soviet and unrepresentative, and the New Lithuania must be innovative. Just… how innovative is that?

2 containers of yogurt / 2 Cups of Yogurt
Dir. Audrius Mickevičius / feature / Lithuania / 2011 / 30 min. 

"2 Jars of Yogurt" talks about the alienation of people in the modern world, about the loneliness of children in families, about formal and cold relationships between family members, about the busy life of adults, in which there is no time for being together, no time for love.

Daddy / Daddy
Dir. Justas Ramanauskas / feature / Lithuania / 2021 / 14 min. 

When their father dies unexpectedly while on vacation in Cuba, his three grown children, who haven't spoken in years, must find a way to get their dead father's body home.

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Subtitles: Lithuanian English
Country: Lietuva
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: N-13
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