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More about the film NIGHT GUESTS (dir. Michael Gitlin, USA, 2023, 72 min.):
American artist Michael Gitlin has made a film about moths, but his interest is not purely entomological. Instead, the film looks at moths as aesthetic beings, carriers of meaning. The director’s unique vision allows for a profound encounter between the audience and the beauty that belongs to the unknown, often invisible, creatures that mysteriously inhabit our environment. The film portrays moths as organisms with fascinating life histories, astonishing biodiversity, and functional importance as indicators of climate change and habitat loss.
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world, with their unique flutter and transience of life, moths provide a certain solace in the solitude of the night, where thoughts of mortality creep in. The diversity and beauty of these magical nocturnal creatures should ignite a strong desire for knowledge of nature in the viewer.
The documentary will be shown in the original language with Lithuanian subtitles.
The screening is free, and viewers who wish to show their gratitude are invited to support the Sengirė Foundation ( www.sengiresfondas.lt ).
More about the SENGIRĖ CINEMA project:
“Sengirės Kinas” is a new project combining cinema and education on the topic of ecology, inspired by the impact of Mindaugas Survila’s film “Sengirė” on the protection of Lithuania’s old-growth forests. The documentary poem, beloved by the audience, showed that cinema can become a powerful tool for awakening curiosity and respect for nature, from which real changes begin. Thanks to the film and the “Sengirės Fondo”, the word sengirė today means not only the most valuable type of forest – it has become a synonym for good cinema, nature knowledge and conservation.
Responsibly bearing this name, “Sengirės Kinas” will light up the screens of libraries in Lithuanian cities and towns at the same time every month, inviting viewers to pay attention to nature. Carefully selected films from all over the world that reveal the magnificence and fragility of nature will be shown together with presentations by naturalists who will update them in the Lithuanian context. The film program will be accompanied by live meetings, discussions, excursions and other events that draw attention to the state of Lithuania’s ecology. “Sengirės Kinas” is a platform where cinema becomes a tool for change, and viewers – a community of change.
The project is partly funded by the Lithuanian Film Centre and Všių Virtuoliai. More information: www.sengireskinas.lt
