Description
Director Marija Kavtaradze makes movies about unique, complex characters and problems that are not openly discussed. The film "Slow" is about the true and impossible nature of intimacy; it was shot on grainy tape and shows the characters in close-up from a small distance. This year, Lithuania nominated Marija's film for the Oscar, and now the director is traveling with screenings in the USA, so she will greet the audience in Vilnius’ Scalvija film center from the screen. And both of the film's starring actors, Greta Grineviciute and Kęstutis Cicėnas, will present the film to the audience. The conversation will be moderated by Almira Usmanova, professor of the Department of Social Sciences at EHU.
Language of the event: English with consecutive translation to Belarusian
Participants
Greta Grineviciute
Greta Grinevičiūtė (born 18 September 1990) is a Lithuanian actress, choreographer, and dancer. She holds a bachelor's degree in contemporary dance and drama and pursued a Master's in Arts at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2015 onwards, she has been involved in numerous film and theater projects. In 2016, she choreographed and directed the critically acclaimed stage performance B&B Dialogue which was nominated for the Lithuanian Theatre Academy's Best Dance Piece of the Year. In 2017, Grinevičiūtė co-founded the independent dance company B&B. In 2023, she played the lead role in the film Slow directed by Marija Kavtaradzė.The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023, where Marija Kavtaradzė won the Best Director award.
Kęstutis Cicėnas
Kęstutis Cicėnas (born October 10, 1993) is a Lithuanian theater, film, and television actor. He studied drama at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He became an actor at the Lithuanian Academy of Drama in 2020, creating more than 15 characters throughout his theater career. Simultaneously, he worked as an actor in numerous Lithuanian and international films. In 2023, he played a supporting role in the film Slow.
Almira Usmanova
Almira Usmanova is a philosopher, cultural scientist, professor of the Academic Department of Social Sciences, and director of the Laboratory for Studies of Visual Culture and Contemporary Art of the European Humanities University.