Lithuania 1: Ssshhh: No Fun at the Seated Discotheque

Film as reverie, film as dissent: A specially tailored screening of the riveting 16mm shorts by the late film Auteur, Arturas Barysas (1955–2004). Curated by Lijana Jakovlevna Siuchina and David Ellis.

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 82 min Age Limit: 12+

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  • Esė

    The Essay
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1981
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 6 min

    A stroller full of sought-after black market goods: cigarettes, sex magazines, LP's. Ironic commentary on the society of scarcity and the niches it offers in the shadow economy.

  • Sakyti tik tiesą

    To Tell Just the Truth
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1978
    Genre: Experimental, Fiction
    Duration: 6 min

    The boredom of a young clique turns into violence, which is unleashed on an outsider.

  • Kritimas

    The Fall
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1971
    Genre: Experimental, Fiction
    Duration: 5 min

    A caution or depiction on the consequences of making mischief.

  • Romas Renata Rimas

    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1977
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 4 min

    Spring: A woman and two men escape the city and settle in the wilderness. Nothing spoils the idyll. A film as a promise of happiness.

  • Geriau už rojų, blogiau už pragarą

    Better than Heaven, Worse than Hell
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1979
    Genre: Experimental
    Duration: 3 min

    Two men climb out of a pit in the earth and dissolve into a wild collage of patterns, images and bodies. Barysas’ most experimental film.

  • Du žmonės miške

    Two People in the Woods
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1982
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 7 min

    Walk in the forest: The search for mushrooms turns into a psychedelic trip for a young woman.

  • Sniegas

    Snow
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1978
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 3 min

    The longing for idyllic country life leads to a spiral of frustration for a young couple with a child.

  • Jos meilé – Montavimo medžiaga

    Her Love – Editing Material
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1972
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 4 min

    Footage from the shoot/editing of Her Love (Excerpt).

  • Žalias laukas

    Green Field
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1974
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 1 min

    This film is dedicated to those who intend to begin writing poetry.

  • Mes

    We
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1980
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 9 min

    A slow procession on May 9th, 1980. ”Victory Day”. A military parade is marching, a forest of red flags, veterans in suits covered with medals are laying flowers at the foot of the Soviet monuments. The usual Soviet propagandist spectacle. Barysas’s response to the system – and the film that got him suspended for a year from the Society of amateur filmmakers for transgressing the rules on amoral, lewd content.

  • Dokumentalnij Film

    The Documentary
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1979
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 4 min

    Staging of the battle. Scenes of extras running through the fields.

  • Tie kurie nežinote, pasiklauskite tų kurie žino

    Those Who Does Not Know, Ask the Ones Who Does
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1975
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 5 min

    A crowd assembles around an oddball in the Town Square who may have found the meaning of life.

  • Intelektuali popietė

    An Intellectual Afternoon
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1982
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 3 min

    The protagonist wanders through the zoo interacting with the beings behind the cages. Is any communication possible?

  • Akivaizdu, bet neįtikėtina

    Obvious, but Unbelievable
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1982
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 7 min

    An unexpected incident occurs in the canteen during the middle of rush hour.

  • Anekdotas apie metrą

    The Anecdote about the Meter
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1976
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 3 min

    A visit to the cafe develops into a Dadaist parody of real socialist service.

  • Druska ir Obuoliai

    Salt & Apples
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1971
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 3 min

    It’s all about forbidden. Fruit.

  • Tas Saldus žodis

    That Sweet Word
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1977
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 2 min

    Is freedom just a phantom?

  • Žemė žmonių planeta

    The Earth, Planet of People
    Director: Artūras Barysas
    Country: Lithuania
    Year: 1971
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 7 min

    Scenes from Vilnius, the city breathes new beginnings, change is in the air. Then clouds gather and a storm breaks out. Long thought to be lost, this film by Barysas is one of his most beautiful.