REGYKLA CINEMA
07.31 (FRIDAY)
18:00
GAMTOS MOKYKLOJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): VERTICAL MONEY
director Martti Helde
Vertical Money
2024, Estija, director Martti Helde,
86 min.
“Vertical Money” is a visually compelling documentary film that invites viewers to take a closer look at one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time—the fate of forests. By revealing the different sides of the forestry conflict, the film aims not only to show the scale of the problem but also seeks ways to move from an impasse to a constructive dialogue.
19:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
JONS UND ERDME
director Victor Vicas
Jons und Erdme. Die Frau des Anderen
1959, Vakarų Vokietija, Italija, director Victor Vicas
112 min.
Based on a short story from the famous writer Hermann Sudermann’s collection Lithuanian Stories (Litauische Geschichten), the film tells the story of Jons and Erdme as they attempt to build a life in the harsh Lithuanian marsh colony.
21:30
GAMTOS MOKYKLOJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): THE NIGHT VISITORS
director Michael Gitlin
The Night Visitors
1988, JAV, director Michael Gitlin,
72 min.
American artist Michael Gitlin’s film about moths looks at them not from an entomological perspective, but as aesthetic beings and bearers of meaning. The director’s unique vision allows for a profound viewer encounter with a beauty that belongs to unfamiliar, often invisible creatures living mysteriously within our environment.
21:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
TINKLAI
director Artūras Jevdokimovas
TINKLAI
1995, Lietuva, director Artūras Jevdokimovas, 17 min.
The film tells the story of an ornithological station where the land, the sky, and the lagoon merge into a single entity. It is a sensitive and meditative look at the constantly changing cycles of nature and human life.
22:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
PASIENIO PAUKŠČIAI
director Vytautas Puidokas
PASIENIO PAUKŠČIAI,
2021, Lietuva, director Vytautas Puidokas, 51 min.
In 2018, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, ornithologists from Lithuania and Kaliningrad began developing a joint project. Bird migration allows us to speak about the relativity of borders, freedom, and bridges between different worlds
23:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): ATTENBOROUGH ROJUJE
director Paul Reddish
SENGIRĖS KINAS: ATTENBOROUGH ROJUJE
Attenborough in Paradise
1996, Jungtinė Karalystė, director Paul Reddish, 60 min.
Observing the stunning beauty of their plumage, their mating rituals, and their behavior, Attenborough crafts a personal narrative about the passion for exploration, the diversity of nature, and the fulfillment of a childhood dream
08.01 (SATURDAY)
00:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): UPĖ
director Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti
SENGIRĖS KINAS: UPĖ
River
2021, Australija, director Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti
81 min.
Using state-of-the-art technology and satellite filming, the filmmakers reveal rivers from never-before-seen perspectives. ‘River’ explores the human relationship with nature, our attempts to control it, and the not-always-positive consequences of these efforts
01:50
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
IR JIS PASAKĖ JUMS SUDIE
director Andrius Šiuša
IR JIS PASAKĖ JUMS SUDIE 90 min.
1993, Lietuva, director Andrius Šiuša, 90 min.
The film is based on “The Notes of Maurice Bredo,” a short story by the Belgian writer of Lithuanian descent Eduardas Cinzas. It is one of the most memorable examples of Lithuanian poetic cinema, in which the seaside landscape becomes a reflection of the human inner world.
19:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
REISAS
director Rimantas Oičenka
REISAS,
2022, Lietuva, director Rimantas Oičenka, 25 min.
This is the story of the crew of the fishing vessel “Nemunėlis,” who bid farewell to their wives at the port of Klaipėda and set off on a five-month voyage in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
20:00
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
NICE TO MEET YOU
directors Rimantas Oičenka and Audrius Antanavičius.
NICE TO MEET YOU Movie presentation. 30 min.
This is an annotation for a documentary currently in production about Vytautas Jusys, an ornithologist and head of the Vente Cape Ornithological Station, featuring the story of how he banded his 1,000,000th bird. In the film, the creators also explore broader themes regarding the human relationship with nature
20:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
RŪGŠTUS MIŠKAS
director Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė
RŪGŠTUS MIŠKAS,
2018, Lietuva, director Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, 63 min.
R. Barzdžiukaitė’s film invites us to rethink humanity’s place in the natural world with humor and irony.
21:30
GAMTOS MOKYKLOJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): IŠ GELMIŲ
director Matthieu Rytz
Deep Rising
2023, JAV, director Matthieu Rytz,
60 min
This is a spectacular documentary journey into the least explored territory on Earth—the ocean floor. The film explores the dilemma between the demands of green energy and nature conservation, asking whether we have the right to destroy what we do not yet understand.
23:00
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
JŪROS LIGA
director Robertas Verba
JŪROS LIGA
1977, Lietuva, director Robertas Verba, 17 min.
Lithuanian cinema classic Robertas Verba captures the fates of people living by the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon.
23:20
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
NAŠLIŲ PAKRANTĖ
director Janina Lapinskaitė
NAŠLIŲ PAKRANTĖ
2006, Lietuva, director Janina Lapinskaitė, 26 min.
Janina Lapinskaitė creates a sensitive documentary portrait in which personal destinies merge with the seaside landscape and its historical memory.
23:50
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
ŠIČIONYKŠTĖ
director Diana ir Kornelijus Matuzevičiai
ŠIČIONYKŠTĖ
2001, Lietuva, director Diana ir Kornelijus Matuzevičiai, 26 min.
The story of Hilda Spalvienė, which is at the heart of the film, subtly invites us to reflect on questions of multiculturalism and national identity among the inhabitants of the Klaipėda region.
00:20
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
APOLINARAS
director Henrikas Šablevičius
APOLINARAS
1973, Lietuva, director Henrikas Šablevičius, 10 min.
The main character of the film is Apolinaras, a policeman from Nida, who is one of those eccentrics so beloved by the patriarch of Lithuanian documentary cinema, Henrikas Šablevičius. It is a poetic narrative about a kind-hearted Samogitian, uncorrupted by authority, who strives above all else to help people.
00:30
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
BEGANTIS LABIRINTU
director Henrikas Šablevičius,
BEGANTIS LABIRINTU
1985, Lietuva, director Henrikas Šablevičius, 10 min.
A documentary film about Algimantas Zaviša, the chief architect of Neringa. The protagonist’s thoughts, daily work routine, and moments from his jubilee intertwine with images of the Kuršių nerija (Curonian Spit), revealing a man whose professional life is inseparable from the unique seaside landscape.
00:40
ŽINIŲ BUVEINĖJE
MOTERIS IR KETURI JOS VYRAI
director Algimantas Puipa
MOTERIS IR KETURI JOS VYRAI
1983, Lietuva, director Algimantas Puipa, 92 min.
The film weaves together the undeniable truth of the Neringa landscape and the human relationship with nature, alongside an invented cultural authenticity of the region. Based on the novel by Holger Drachmann, this film by master filmmaker Algimantas Puipa is considered one of the director’s most prominent works.
08.02 (SUNDAY)
9:00
GAMTOS MOKYKLOJE
SENGIRĖS KINAS (Ancient Woods Cinema): PRIMATOLOGIŲ TRIJULĖ
director Mark Starowicz, Caitlin Starowicz
Trimates
2020, Kanada, director Mark Starowicz, Caitlin Starowicz,
104 min.
The film tells an exceptional story about three women who changed our understanding of humanity’s closest relatives: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Lithuanian-descended primatologist Birutė Galdikas. The film follows not only the legacy of these legendary researchers, but also today’s scientists continuing the fight for the survival of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans