Gustoniai in Gustoniai

Overview

Gustoniai is a village located in the northern part of Lithuania. This place also lends its name to a contemporary art project that commenced in 2001. Every three years, artist Darius Ziura shoots a one-minute video portrait of every villager that has agreed to participate in the project. These portraits are then pieced together and edited into a film. With every episode, the project expands it’s time spectrum, thus reflecting on changes both in people’s age and lifestyle, as well as the evolution of social structures and processes, which are affected by the changing socio-political situation in the country. This project also reflects on the rapid changes in filming techniques and editing strategies, presenting the different trends of visual culture of every period.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 3, 2020

Original language

English

Director

Darius Žiūra

Cinematography

Eitvydas Doškus

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt36456358