MARIUPOLIS
Virtual Screening: November 4-13
MARIUPOLIS (Mariupolis)
Mantas Kvedaravičius, Ukraine/Lithuania/Germany/France, 2016
90 minutes, In Russian with English subtitles
A man repairs his fishing net and goes out to the bridge. Two trams run into each other – nobody is hurt and cables are fixed the same day. A small concert is given for factory workers and the violinist's sincere performance makes them cry. Bombs fall into the sea and no one notices. This is Mariupol; where everyday life is defined by the threat of violence in the background. It is a visually powerful homage to a city in crisis, dedicated to its poets and shoemakers.
Festival History
Berlin Film Festival, 2016
Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 2016
Artdocfest, 2016
Visions du Réel, 2016
Stockholm Film Festival, 2016
Vilnius International Film Festival, 2016
Tags: Lithuania, Ukraine, Documentary, War
Director bio:
Mantas Kvedaravičius (1976-2022) was a Lithuanian-born filmmaker with a degree in social anthropology from Cambridge University. His first documentary film, Barzakh was selected to screen at numerous festivals and won several awards, including the Amnesty International Prize and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Berlinale in 2011. His following two films, Mariupolis (2016) and Parthenon (2019) were selected to screen at Berlinale and the Venice International Critics' Week, respectively. Kvedaravičius was captured and killed by Russian forces in the end of March, 2022 in Mariupol while documenting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.