Documentary filmmaking workshop in Kretinga Simonas Daukantas progymnasium
Portraits of trees
26 Nov 2019 - 19 Feb 2020
Meno AvilysKretinga, Palanga, Nida
The workshop was devoted to the portrait of trees on the seaside. Accompanied by the filmmaker the workshop participants analysed relevant film excerpts, observed and documented the life of trees in the following towns: Kretinga, Nida and Palanga.
During the workshop students of the 5th grade from Simonas Daukantas progymnasium in Kretinga explored the topic of a diary of trees. They watched and discussed excerpts from the films: Arraianos, Train of Shadows / Tren de sombras, Sogobi, The Ancient Woods / Sengirė, Cau la nit. In parallel, the students scouted locations, searched for ‘the characters’ for their films, made photographs and recorded sound. The result of the workshop is the short film about the life of trees on the Lithuanian seaside. The workshop was led by the filmmaker Mindaugas Survila.
Films
Arraianos by Eloy Enciso, Spain, 2012
Sogobi by James Benning, Germany, 2002
Sengirė / The Ancient Woods by Mindaugas Survila, Lithuania, 2011
Train of Shadows / Tren de sombras by José Luis Guerín, 1997
Cau la nit by the students from the school of Bordils, Spain, 2018