Slow
One day, dancer Elena crosses paths with Dovydas, a sign language interpreter. Although they instantly connect and feel as if they’ve known each other for a lifetime, the relationship that unfolds is unlike anything Elena has ever encountered before.
In this romantic drama, Marija Kavtaradze delves into the intimacy and connection between two people, crafting a relationship that challenges conventional norms. She approaches her characters with remarkable tenderness, sensitivity, and insight. Since its Sundance premiere, where it earned the Best Director award, the film has been showcased at numerous international festivals and was named the best Lithuanian film of last year.
Saturday, 30 November – 21:30
ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108 MIN
TU MAN NIEKO NEPRIMENI | Marija Kavtaradze | 2023 | Lithuania, Spain, Sweden
PRODUCTION
Marija Razgute – M-Films; Frida Films, Garagefilm International AB, Film Stockholm
SCREENPLAY
Marija Kavtaradze
DOP
Laurynas Bareisa
EDITING
Silvija Vilkaite
CAST
Greta Grineviciute, Kestutis Cicenas
FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION)
Sundance Film Festival, 2023 – Directing Award | European Film Awards, 2023 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2023 – Best Baltic Producer for Co-production | Lithuanian Film Awards, 2024 – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actress, Best Actor | Lithuania’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, 2024
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Considered one of Lithuania’s most talented upcoming filmmakers, film director and scriptwriter Marija Kavtaradze (b. 1991) graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Film Directing Studies in 2014. Her debut feature film Summer Survivors premiered at Toronto IFF 2018, did a solid career at international festivals and received three Lithuanian Film Academy awards. Slow is her second feature film.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
While making Slow, I was thinking a lot about intimacy and how it is developed between two persons. At the beginning of the process, I considered this film to be about sexuality, but as I was digging into my characters more and changing with them, I realized it is much more about a strong need to create and keep the connection. Also, I’m a big admirer of romantic films and was keen on exploring this genre in my film (and on film, haha).
