Oksana Buraja
Oksana Buraja is a Lithuanian director and screenwriter born in 1972 in Vilnius. After earning a bachelor’s degree in theatre in 1997, she joined the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre that same year to pursue further studies. In 2003, she obtained a master’s degree in television and film directing from the institution. Active behind the camera since the early 2000s, she quickly established herself on the international scene. Her documentary short Mother (2001) was met with critical acclaim in Europe, receiving awards at the Sleepwalkers Festival in Estonia and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France. Two years later, her film Diary (2003) confirmed her talent by winning the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand before being nominated for the Silver Wolf Award competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Her most acclaimed work, Lisa, Go Home! (2012), received numerous selections around the world and was awarded several prestigious prizes for its poetic portrayal of childhood realities.
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Diary
Duration: 48 minutes
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Larissa faces the many hardships of post-Soviet life: poverty, an alcoholic husband, and an uncertain future. By chance, she discovers her grandmother’s diary, in which she had recorded a dream that seems strangely connected to her own life. A poetic film about memory, family, and the traces of the past.
Diary
Duration: 48 minutes
Subscription access
Larissa faces the many hardships of post-Soviet life: poverty, an alcoholic husband, and an uncertain future. By chance, she discovers her grandmother’s diary, in which she had recorded a dream that seems strangely connected to her own life. A poetic film about memory, family, and the traces of the past.
