Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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Community Gardens

Kolektyviniai Sodai

Lithuania
2019 — 15' / Color

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Synopsis

Patriarchal masculinity seems to catch its last breath in the sun. A story about a cold relationship between a father and his son. Their bond, plagued by indifference, disintegrates completely.

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Director Biography

Born in 1991, Vytautas Katkus graduated with a BA in Cinematography from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He works as a cinematographer in movies and video art projects. He won the Best Young Cinematographer Award by the Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers twice and has been a member of it since 2016. His debut short film COMMUNITY GARDENS was selected for the 58th Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.

Director

Vytautas Katkus​

Producer

Viktorija Seniut

Cinematographer

Vytautas Katkus​

Editor

Laurynas Bareisa

Sound

Julius Grigelionis