Community Gardens
Director: Vytautas Katkus
Script: Vytautas Katkus
Director of Photography: Vytautas Katkus
Producer: Viktorija Seniut
Musician: Julius Grigelionis
Editing: Laurynas Bareisa
Sound: Ignas Mateika, Vytis Puronas, Kazimieras Cejauskas, Julius Grigelionis
Cast: Vygantas Bachmackij, Arvydas Dapsys, Aiste Zabotkaite, Jelena Juscenko
Lithuania / Fiction / 15’ / HD / Color / 2019
Patriarchal masculinity seems to catch its last breath in the sun. A story about a cold relationship between a father and his son. Their bond, plagued by indifference, disintegrates completely.
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Born in 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Vytautas Katkus graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in cinematography from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He works as cinematographer in movies as well in video art projects. He won best young cinematographer award by Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers in 2014 and 2015. Since 2016 he is a member of Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers.
Filmography
Community Gardens 2019, Igloo 2015, Floor scrapers 2014
Festivals Attended
Community Gardens: Cannes Film Festival (Semaine de la Critique), Sarajevo Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Palič Film Festival
Awards
Community Gardens: Best Short Film - Concorto Film Festival, Best International Short Film - Film Fest Gent, Jury Special Mention - Riga International Film Festival, Honorable Mention (Eastward Window Competition) & New Europe Film Sales's Talent Award - Zubroffka Short Film Festival
Contact: team@lightsonfilm.org