Silence

Arnas Pigulevicius’ short documentary Silence is a frighteningly prescient account of Soviet occupancy in a remote forest deep within Lithuania. Pigulevicius converses with locals who recount their family’s experiences of living in solitude whilst housing partisans who sought to oppose the invasion. It’s a very sombre and reflective watch and it captures the lingering traumatic effects of these instances that can still be felt within the community today.

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10 Essential Shorts From the National Film and Television School’s 2022 Graduate Showcase

Dasha

While twelve weeks pregnant, Dasha finds herself alone in the Ukrainian city under siege by Russian soldiers. She attempts to escape.

The Hive

A day of the former Soviet factory worker who revisits the ruins of his ex-workplace, remembering era of Soviet oppression, and his discovery of freedom.

Andrew fights deforestation, but feels ignored. Upon returning home after 25 years, he finds his beloved forests destroyed. Overwhelmed by despair, he becomes a werewolf.

The Wolf of Labanoras

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Now in her late 70s, Elze is the last remaining inhabitant on a remote farmstead. The small scope of her solitude reveals a sweeping meditation on life and death at the mercy of the natural world.