FILM NIGHT: Baltic moMENT @ Kino Šiška
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Kino Šiškatorek, 28. marec, 19:00 @ Kino Šiška
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V okviru letošnjega baltskega fokusa na predvečer MENTa v Kinu Šiška gostimo tri baltske filme. Tri razglednice barvitih scen, zgodovine in tem, ki so skrite širši javnosti.
Jelgava 94 / Latvija, 2019
angleški podnapisi, 88 min
režiser: Janis Abele
19:00
Jelgava 94 je film o odraščanju, portret kulturnega kaosa, ki je v 90. letih prejšnjega stoletja vladal v nekdanjih komunističnih državah, in hkrati jasen opomin na to, kaj vse je ostalo za nami, ko so obmejne države, kot je Latvija, ponovno pridobile neodvisnost.
Film nas popelje globoko v svet latvijskih najstnikov v 90. letih. Združuje intimni dnevnik najstnika Jānisa, ki se poskuša »najti« kot član subkulture, in podroben, skorajda dokumentaren prikaz začetkov druge latvijske neodvisnosti. Jelgava '94 je portret neke generacije iz 90. let, ki ljubi alternativno kulturo in išče svojo identiteto. Je ganljiva zgodba o mladih, ki so proti vsemu svetu in se trudijo, da ne bi postali »eni izmed njih«. Toda ali lahko človek drži obljubo? Zgodba, ki se dogaja leta 1994 v latvijskem mestu Jelgava, temelji na knjižni uspešnici Jānisa Joņevsa, dobitnika nagrade Evropske unije za književnost leta 2014.
TECHNO, MAMA / Litva, 2021
angleški podnapisi, 18 min
režiser: Saulius Baradinskas
20:45
Nikita obožuje techno in sanja, da bi šel v Berlin in obiskal slavni klub Berghain. Njegova mama Irena ne ve za sinove sanje in kaj kmalu se njuna medsebojna pričakovanja zapletejo.
Komentar režiserja:
TECHNO, MAMA je film o najstniku Nikiti, ki poskuša uresničiti svoje »techno« sanje, vendar je pravi »techno« v njegovem življenju njegova nasilna mati. Glavna tema filma je nasilje v družini, ki je v Litvi še vedno velik problem. Kot režiser želim govoriti o tem, saj ima ogromen vpliv na mlade duše. Zato želim gledalca v filmu vprašati: »Zakaj je tako težko imeti rad drug drugega?« Film je esej o dveh litvanskih generacijah, ki nista našli načina, da bi se imeli radi. Je zgodba o otrocih, ki niso imeli otroštva, ker so se njihove sanje izgubile na postsovjetskih mestnih dvoriščih.
Nominacija za najboljši evropski kratki film na podelitvi evropskih filmskih nagrad leta 2022
u.Q. / Estonija, 2021
angleški podnapisi, 83 min
režiser: Ivar Murd
21:05
Dokumentarni film o glasbeniku Uku Kuutu in njegovi materi, pevki Maryn E. Coote (bolje znani kot estonska jazz-soul diva Marju Kuut), gledalce popelje na geografsko, politično in glasbeno potovanje. Tandem matere in sina potuje iz Sovjetske zveze v snemalni studio v Los Angelesu, nadaljuje srednjo šolo na Švedskem in se nato vrne v neodvisno Estonijo. Vse skupaj je zapakirano v popovski kolaž, sestavljen iz domačih posnetkov, intervjujev in stiliziranih fotografij. Življenjska zgodba Ukuja in Marju je prava grška komedija, posneta na 8mm, VHS in BETA trakove. Ko se mati in sin podata na turnejo po različnih, nišnih glasbenih scenah, vizualni elementi dopolnjujejo njun dinamičen in nepredvidljiv odnos.
V filmu nastopajo estonski glasbeniki Mart Avi, Florian Wahl, Maria Minerva in Helina Risti.
»Ivar Murd na zelo hiter način zajame celotno zgodbo Ukujevega razmeroma kratkega, a precej pustolovskega življenja, v katerem je prepotoval številne kraje in doživel številne spremembe sistema.«
- Marko Stojiljković, CINEUROPA
Dobitnik nagrade sklada za avdiovizualno umetnost pri Estonskem kulturnem skladu, 2021
Najboljši glasbeni film - Dnevi evropskega filma, 2022
Najboljša montaža - EFTA, 2022
Najboljša režija zvoka - EFTA, 2022
Več o MENTu: www.ment.si/2023
DNEVNE MENT VSTOPNICE: https://www.ment.si/en/vstopnice
29-31. 3. 2023
Organizacija: MENT Ljubljana/Kino Šiška
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Film Night: Baltic moMENT
Tuesday, 28 March, 19:00 @ Kino Šiška
As part of this year's Baltic Focus, on the eve of MENT 2023 we will host the projection of three Baltic films. Three colorful postcards that provide an insight into history and themes that are usually hidden from the general public.
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Jelgava 94 / Latvia, 2019
English subtitles, 88 min
director: Janis Abele
19:00
Jelgava 94 is in equal parts a coming-of-age film and a portrait of the cultural chaos that reigned in former communist states during the 1990s, serving as a stark reminder of what has been left behind when border countries like Latvia regained their independence.
This film takes us deep inside the world of Latvian teenagers in the 90s by combining the intimate diary of a teenager Jānis, who is trying to find himself by joining a subculture, and a detailed, almost documentary-like depiction of the beginnings of Latvia's second independence. Jelgava ’94 is a portrait of a generation in the 1990s who are searching for their own identity and are fans of alternative culture. This is a touching story about the familiar story of youngsters who are against the whole world and are trying not to become “one of them”. But can one keep the promise? The story, set in 1994 in the Latvian city of Jelgava, is based on the bestseller by Jānis Joņevs, a winner of the European Union Prize for Literature in 2014.
TECHNO, MAMA / Lithuania, 2021
English subtitles, 18 min
director: Saulius Baradinskas
20:45
Nikita loves listening to techno music and dreams of going to Berlin and visiting the famous club Berghain. His mother Irena doesn't know about her son's dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.
Directors comment:
TECHNO, MAMA is a film about the teenager Nikita, who tries to pursue his “techno” dream, but the real “techno” in his life is his abusive mother. The main topic of the film is domestic violence against children. It's still a huge problem in Lithuania and, as a director, I want to talk about it because it has such a big impact on young souls. I want to ask the viewer in the film: “Why is it so hard to love each other?”. The film is an essay about two Lithuanian generations that didn’t find a way to love each other. It’s a story about kids who didn’t have a childhood because their dreams were lost in post-Soviet urban yards.
Nominated for the best European Short Film at the European Film Awards 2022
u.Q. / Estonia, 2021
English subtitles, 83 min
director: Ivar Murd
21:05
The documentary film about musician Uku Kuut and his mother, singer Maryn E. Coote (or jazz/soul diva Marju Kuut, as she was better known in Estonia), takes viewers on a geographical, political and musical journey. Illustrated by a pop-infused collage made of home footage, interviews and stylised photographs, the mother & son duo travel from the Soviet Union to a recording studio in Los Angeles, via high school in Sweden, and back to the newly independent Estonia. With visuals aligning the story through their dynamism and unpredictability as they tour through different, niche musical subgenres, Uku and Marju's life story is a veritable Greek comedy captured on 8mm, VHS and BETA tape.
Starring, among others, Estonian musicians Mart Avi, Florian Wahl, Maria Minerva and Helina Risti.
“Ivar Murd covers the whole story of Uku's relatively short but somewhat adventurous life, during which he travelled to many places and saw many changes of system, in a very snappy fashion”
Marko Stojiljković, CINEUROPA
Winner of Audiovisual Art Endowment Fund Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, 2021
Best Music Film - Days of European Film, 2022
Best Editing - EFTA, 2022
Best Sound Direction - EFTA, 2022
More about MENT: www.ment.si/2023
DAILY MENT TICKETS: https://www.ment.si/en/vstopnice
29-31 March 2023
