Defense of the artistic research project “Depiction of Children in Cinema: Director’s Aspect”

On December 4–5, 2018, the defense of Giedrė Beinoriūtė’s artistic doctorate project “Depiction of Children in Cinema: Director’s Aspect” will take place at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Artistic supervisor of the project – Prof. Audrius Stonys, research supervisor – Prof. Dr. Aušra Martišiūtė-Linartienė. Copies of the research paper and its summary are available at the library of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (Gedimino pr. 42).

Free entrance.

Defense of the creative part of the artistic doctorate project
December 4, 2018, 7 p.m.

LMTA CINEMA HALL (Aud. 5326, Kosciuškos str. 12, Vilnius)

PROGRAM
Giedrė Beinoriūtė (1976)

Film Breathing into Marble (2018) – 97′

Defense of the artistic research paper
December 5, 2018, 10 a.m.
LMTA ORGAN HALL (Aud. 1316, Gedimino pr. 42, Vilnius)

CHAIR OF THE DEFENSE BOARD OF ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECT – Prof. Janina Lapinskaitė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Cinema);
BOARD MEMBERS: Prof. Krzysztof Zanussi (University of Silesia in Katowice, Cinema), Prof. Vytautas Anužis (LMTA, Theatre, Acting), Prof. Dr. Ramunė Marcinkevičiūtė (LMTA, Humanities, Art Research, Theatre Studies), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nerijus Milerius (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philosophy);

REVIEWERS: Prof. Arūnas Matelis (LMTA, Cinema), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lina Kaminskaitė-Jančorienė (LMTA, Humanities, History).

Abstract

In the artistic research paper “Depiction of Children in Cinema: Director’s Aspect” the specificity of the depiction of children in cinema from the perspective of director‘s work is analysed. The depiction includes images of children, image creation strategies adopted by film directors and related ethical questions as well as reception problems. The research addresses contemporary Lithuanian documentary and feature films (created from 2001 till 2017) including child actors. Principal material of the research includes films, their reception and interviews with creators. The principal objective of this research – through an analysis of specific instances of the early 21st century Lithuanian films featuring children, to distinguish and actualise the issues pertaining to depiction of children in cinema, to investigate and assess the attitudes towards children reflected in cinema and its reception and to contextualise the author’s own creative works associated with children. The present research paper investigates two key problems: the ethical issues associated with cinematic depiction of children and the images attributed to children in films by Lithuanian directors. Self-reflective analysis of creative process of own film Pokalbiai rimtomis temomis [Conversations on Serious Topics] is also presented.