Mantas Kvedaravičius
Mantas Kvedaravičius (1976-2022) was a Lithuanian-born filmmaker with a degree in social anthropology from Cambridge University. His first documentary film, Barzakh was selected in numerous festivals and won several awards, including the Amnesty International Prize and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlinale in 2011. His following two films, _Mariupolis_ (2016) and _Parthenon_ (2019) were selected for the Berlinale and the Venice International Critics' Week, respectively. Mantas Kvedaravičius died on April 2, 2022 in Mariupol while documenting Russia's invasion of Ukrainian territory.
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Mariupolis
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While the war between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists raged just a few kilometers away, Mantas Kvedaravicius, a Lithuanian filmmaker and anthropologist, chose to create a poetic portrait of the city of Mariupol, resisting through arms and a fierce will to live. This was in 2016. Since then, Mantas Kvedaravičius passed away on April 2, 2022, in Mariupol, while documenting Russia's i...
Mariupolis
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While the war between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists raged just a few kilometers away, Mantas Kvedaravicius, a Lithuanian filmmaker and anthropologist, chose to create a poetic portrait of the city of Mariupol, resisting through arms and a fierce will to live. This was in 2016. Since then, Mantas Kvedaravičius passed away on April 2, 2022, in Mariupol, while documenting Russia's i...
