First Women Filmmakers in Lithuania

Name: First Women Filmmakers in Lithuania
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First Women Filmmakers in Lithuania, presented by Meno Avilys and curated by Dr. Lina Kaminskaitė-Jančorienė, brings together six newly restored documentary films by pioneering Lithuanian women directors. Spanning five decades—from the Soviet era to the early years of independence—the program is presented in two parts. The first explores women’s everyday lives and professions, while the second highlights female artists and creators. Together, these films showcase a rich diversity of cinematic styles and offer a compelling social and cultural history shaped through women’s perspectives.

Q&A

02.06. / Archenhold Observatory

Ona Kotryna Dikavičiūtė

Meno Avilys

Ona is a semiotician, film curator, and researcher based in Vilnius. She is the artistic director of Meno avilys, where she researches and preserves amateur media and alternative archives, the founder and head of the archival cinema festival Deep Rivers Run Silent, and a programmer at the Vilnius Documentary Film Festival. She explores nonfiction media, artists’ moving image, and the cultural and social roles of film, with a focusing in how it shapes memory, identity, and collective experience.