BORDERLINE. WHERE THE WORLD ENDS
22 NOVEMBER, 19:10
VILNIUS, 'SKALVIJA'
BE COMPETITION
Dir. Anna Savchenko | Belgium, Lithuania | 2021 | 53 min. | Documentary
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After one-hour drive from the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, when leaving the "free West" towards Belarus, "Europe's last dictatorship", everyone must pass a strict border control. Crossing this border is a time-consuming process, almost absurd in its essence. However, there are people who endure this almost daily: the interstate border literally cuts through their backyard. What used to be a daily routine of visiting relatives or friends, going to church or to the cemetery, now became a bureaucratic hell of crosspoint schedules, visas, and permits. A vivid example of the forgotten 'European outskirts' and the paradox of the free Schengen Area, which divides communities, families and lives.
Original language: Russian, Lithuanian
Subtitles: English
A journey to the forgotten European outskirts, to the border between Lithuania and Belarus, where the Schengen fence divides communities, families, lives
The films in competition will be viewed by international jury
There will be a Q&A session after the screening
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Anna Savchenko
Volia Chajkouskaya
Q&A moderator. Director of Northern Lights Nordic Baltic Film Festival, producer, and film director.


Filmmaker and author of "Borderline. Where the World Ends".
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