INFO
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Director |
Dovydas Drakšas |
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Genre |
Drama |
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Duration |
27’ |
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Year |
2024 |
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Nationality |
Lithuania, United Kingdom |
SYNOPSYS
A 17-year-old Ada spends the school vacation helping her Father sell contraband cigarettes on the streets. This unusual complicity enables Ada to spend more time and strengthen her bond with a loving but aloof Father. However, as Ada gradually ventures into adulthood, Father struggles to acknowledge that his daughter has grown up, and their worlds start drifting apart.
STILLS
CREDITS
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Director |
Dovydas Drakšas |
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Genre |
Drama |
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Duration |
27′ |
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Nationality |
Lithuania, United Kingdom |
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Screenplay |
Dovydas Drakšas |
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Produced by |
Paprastesni |
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Producers |
Mantas Macenavičius |
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Cinematography |
Tamás Apor Méder |
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Editing |
Dovydas Drakšas |
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Sound recordist |
Tamás Jeszenszky |
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Assistant Director |
Živilė Stražinskaitė |
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
2024
World Premiere
25. Cinéfondation Cannes Film Festival
2024
Special Opening Screening
13. Friss Hùs Budapest
2024
Official Selection
9. Burgas International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. i-Fest International Film Festival
2024 - OSCAR ®, EFA ® QUALIFYING
OFFICIAL SELECTION
22. Tirana International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. Kutaisi International Short Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
7. Cut to: Gent
2024 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
32. Hamptons International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
7. Linz International Short Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
31. Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
22. European Film Festival Scanorama
DOVYDAS DRAKŠAS
BIOGRAPHY
Dovydas Drakšas is a Lithuanian writer and director who currently resides and works in Berlin. He has a degree in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge and a master’s in filmmaking from the London Film School. He is attracted to stories that explore how elements like memories and upbringing, location and society play an important role in shaping personal identity. “Praeis” is his second short film and a graduation project from the London Film School.
LATEST FILMS
PRAEIS
2024
HAPPY GRADUATION
2023
ELENA
2022