I Walked Through Fire, You Were With Me

Colour, DIGIBETA
Lithuania, 2010, 30 min
IP – International premiere
Section: Documentary Films in Competition

Synopsis

The latest film from Audrius Stonys opens with idyllic shots of the marriage of Mr Kriauleidziai and his new wife. After they kiss, there is a sudden cut and we find ourselves in the midst of the flames which later engulfed their family home. Even though no-one was injured, the young couple, now with a three-year-old daughter, have to come to terms not only with the loss of the roof over their heads but, above all, with the loss of their home. The director combines his detailed record of their new start with black-and-white images and the accompanying sounds of a children’s choir.

About the director

Audrius Stonys (b. 1966, Vilnius, Lithuania) studied TV and film direction. As an independent director he has made dozens of internationally awarded documentaries. He is the only Lithuanian to have received a Felix for Best European Documentary from the European Film Academy. The films Flying over Blue Fields (1996), Harbour (1998), Fedia. Three Minutes after the Big Bang (2000), Alone (2001) and Uku Ukai (2006) have screened at KVIFF.