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Uku Ukai


 

Uku Ukai
Country of production
Lithuania

Year of production
2006

Format
35mm

Length
30 min.

Director
Audrius Stonys

Production
Studija 2 in co-production with ARTE, YLE and LRT

"Take a deep breath in…and out," a soothing female voice says. We see a young woman putting makeup on an old woman's face, a marathon man running, an old woman lying in bed, recreational swimmers, a sewing machine stitching away, a group of elderly people doing gymnastics, a dog running along the soft shoulder, his tongue dangling, and people lying on top of each other on a stretch of grass, laughing with forced laughs. "Beware of your physical body," the voice says. "Become aware of the sensations in your body." Uku Ukai is a meditative film poem full of rhyming images about movement, old age and the human body. From up close, the camera explores the naked physical landscape. By means of conclusion the voice says, "Now you're in harmony with your thoughts."

Original Language: English

Subtitles:
Lithuanian, French, German, Russian
Awards
Golden Mikeldi prize Bilbao IFF 2006

Festivals
IDFA 2006
Bilbao IFF 2006
Rio de Janeiro FF 2006
Punto De Vista 2007
ZagrebDox 2007
Tampere FF 2007
It's All True 2007
Documenta Madrid 2007

Audrius Stonys

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