Deimantas Narkevicius: Either True or Fictitious
Combined programme
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IFFR 2004
Deimantas Narkevicius (Utena, Lithuania, 1964) is a conceptual artist, a critic and exhibition curator. He lives and works in Vilnius. Over the last five years he has developed a facility for storytelling, using film as his chosen medium.Narkevicius often switches back and forth between recollections of the past and experiences of the present day, using found footage in juxtaposition with his own film making. His approach is reflective of the techniques and styles of amateur and professional documentary films made in his home country during the 60s and 70s. He is interested in people with ordinary lives, even though they live in a changing society, and in authentic and often existential biographical experiences.
In this combined programme
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The Role of a Lifetime
Narkevicius’ film combines three distinct elements. The first is his interview with Peter Watkins, recorded in Lithuania where Watkins lived for many years. The second… -
His-story
The film is about transformations taking place in the shadow of Big Events. The commentary to history is delivered through a portrayal of the concrete… -
Europe 54º 54′ – 25º 19′
A simple documentary of a trip Narkevicius made one morning from his former flat to the geographical centre of Europe. The soundtrack of the film… -
Energy Lithuania
The film Energy Lithuania is a documentary study of an electric power plant, which includes conversations with people who have worked there. Although the power… -
Scena
Scena is inspired by the architecture of one house. This building is in the style of the functional modernism of the 1960s. ‘The Palace for…