Archive of films I Walked Through Fire, You Were With Me / Aš perėjau ugnį, tu buvai su manim

Lithuania
2010, 30 min

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2011

The latest film by renowned Lithuanian documentarist Audrius Stonys relates the story of Mr Kriauleidziai and his wife, who lost the roof over their heads after fire engulfed their home. The film also demonstrates man’s ability to come to terms with misfortune, not to lose heart, but to start afresh.

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.

Contacts

Studija 2
Nemencines pl.4, LT-10102, Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel: +370 520 560 55
Fax: +370 527 846 62
E-mail: [email protected]

About the film

Color, DIGIBETA
International premiere

Section:	Documentary Films - Competition

Director:	Audrius Stonys
Screenplay:	Audrius Stonys
Dir. of Photography:	Audrius Kemežys
Music:	Giedrius Puskunigis
Editor:	Janina Sabeckiene
Producer:	Arūnas Stoškus
Production:	Studija 2
Contact:	Studija 2

Guests

Audrius Stonys

Film Director