Techno, Mama

18 min | Lithuania | 2021

Nikita loves to listen techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain”. His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Techno, Mama is a film about teenager Nikita, who tries to pursue his “Techno” dream, but the real “Techno” in his life is his abusive mother. The main topic of the film is domestic violence against children. It’s a still huge problem in Lithuania and, as a director, I want to talk about it because it has such a huge impact on young souls. So, I want to ask the viewer in the film

“why is it so hard to love each other?”

This film is an essay about two Lithuanian generations that didn’t find a way to love each other. It is a story about kids, who didn’t have a childhood because their dreams were lost in post-soviet urban yards.

Original Title Techno, Mama
Year of production 2021
Length 18 min
Country Lithuania
Shooting Format 4K
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Dialogue Lithuanian
Director Saulius Baradinskas
Production Company Viktoria Films
Producer Viktorija Seniut
Writer Saulius Baradinskas
Cinematographer Vytautas Katkus
Editor Karolis Labutis
Music Rob Meyer
Production Designer Daumantas Levickas
Sound Designer Andrius Kriščiūnas
Cast Motiejus Aškelovičius, Neringa Varnelytė, Kasparas Varanavičius, Urtė Strolaitė, Algirdas Galkus
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International Film Festival Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films 2021 - Jury Special Mention
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2021 - Nomination For The European Film Academy Awards 2022
FilmFestival Cottbus 2021, Germany - Best Short Film Award
Scanorama 2021, Lithuania - Best Short Film Award
CINEMAFORUM 2021, Poland - Jury Special Mention
Vicoli Corti 2021, Italy - Special Mention Best Cinematography
Seeyousound - International Music Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Short Film
Mecal, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona 2022, Spain - Third Award, International Competition
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival 2022, Germany - Golden Horseman of the Youth Jury International Competition
Movies That Matter Festival 2022, Netherlands - Jury Special Mention Award
Mieres International Short Film Festival 2022, Spain - Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovicius
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2022, Hungary - Best International Short Film Award
Festival du Film Subversif de Metz 2022, France - Best Short Film Award (Young Jury), Best Short Film Award, (Professional Jury)
National Film Award “Silver Crane” – 2022, Lithuania - Best Short Film
ShorTS - International Film Festival 2022, Italy - Jury Special Mention
Cisterna Film Festival - International Short Film Festival 2022, Italy - Special Mention Best Cinematography
Toko Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Cinematography Award
Castrovillari Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Short Film Award, Young Jury Prize Award, Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovicius
BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary - Silver Busho Award
Drama International Short Film Festival 2022, Greece - Grand Prix Award, Human Values Award
Linz International Short Film Festival 2022, Austria - Best Director Award
Spektrum Festiwal 2022, Poland - Best Short Film Award
Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2022, Germany - Audience Award
Baku International Short Film Festival 2022, Azerbaijan - Best Film Award
Castellinaria Film Festival 2022, Switzerland - Daniel Award
Athens Marathon Film Festival 2022, Greece - Best Short Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovičius, Best Actress Award for Neringa Varnelytė
Filmfest Bremen 2023, Germany - Best Visual Innovation Award
Lisboeta International Short Film Festival 2023, Portugal - Best Male Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovičius
Aigio International Short Film Festival "Theodoros Angelopoulos" 2023, Greece - Best Film Award

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