Baltic Short Film Competition programme „New Baltic Cinema“

Romantic Delusions of the Bird

23 min. | Drama | N/A

With the help of subtle symbols and references, this short film depicts Elijah’s emotional experiences after losing his beloved Salome. The plot is sustained between reality and dream, where the four characters of the film are being captured and released as accidental thoughts. Submerged in his solitude and failing to come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend, Elijah reaches a deeper understanding of himself.

Jurga Zabukaitė

Jurga Zabukaitė

Jurga Zabukaitė was born in Vilnius. In 2011 she graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. She has finished postgraduate studies in film documentary and contemporary art at the École Européenne Supérieure de l‘Image, Poitiers, France. J. Zabukaitė has participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus and many international seminars. She was invited to take part in Filmfactory laboratory, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded by director Béla Tarr in 2013.
Languages
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Produced
2014: Lithuania

Film information

Director
Jurga Zabukaitė
Producers
Jurga Dikčiuvienė
Screenplay
Jurga Zabukaitė, Eglė Vertelytė
Cinematography
Eitvydas Doškus
Cast
Sophie Verbeeck, Darius Gumauskas, Audrys Karalius, Selma Varoneckaitė
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