Toys / Igruški

Running time: 58'

Day and night oversized soft toys can be bought at a train station in Belarus. Salesmen peddle their wares, which are closely packed as in a fairground booth, but are not allowed onto the platform. They rely on travellers leaving the train and coming outside to buy their goods. The makers of these stuffed animal herds are condemned to standstill, misery and delirium. There is no commentary or music to mediate in this grotesquely gaudy catastrophe of wretchedness and plush, only the penetrating images help us to watch the madness.

Authors:

  • Lina Lužytė
    Lina Lužytė was born in 1985 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 2011, she graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with MA in Film Directing. She has numerous writing and directing credits in advertising and film. Lina has recently become a lecturer at different educational projects organized by “Skalvija” Cinema Center. In 2009 she wrote and directed a short film “It Would Be Splendid, Yet...,” which has been selected for more than 15 international festivals and has won several awards. Lina is an active participant in a lot of workshops and courses for film professionals, such as “Torino Film Lab” (I), “Ex-Oriente Film” (CZ), etc. Currently, Lina is developing her first feature film “Do You Love Me?”
     
    Filmography:
     
    Do You Love Me? (2013)
    It Would Be Splendid, Yet… (2009)
    A Perfect Day For Bananafish (2007)
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