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The project "Sengirės kinas", which combines cinema and environmental protection, in cooperation with "Kino pavasaris", invites you to a film screening at the Birštonas Public Library. On January 19, at 5:00 p.m., the documentary film "Who Were We?" will be shown.
More about the film WHO WE WERE (dir. Marc Bauder, Germany, 2021, 114 min., original language with Lithuanian subtitles)
"We were the ones who knew but didn't understand, we had a lot of information but lacked insight, we were full of knowledge but lacked experience. So we just kept moving forward, without stopping or limiting ourselves, unstoppable by ourselves."
— Roger Willemse
How will we appear to future generations in historical context – will they look at us with despair? Filmmaker Marc Bauder explores the state of the world with renowned intellectuals and scientists who reflect on Earth’s present and make assumptions about the planet’s future. Together, they explore the incredible potential of the human brain, the global economic summit, the legacy of colonization and the feelings of a robot. This inspiring look at the world offers a hopeful message for us all: who we are depends on ourselves and whether we recognize our interconnectedness, our commonality and the meaning of the word “we”.
This film is a transformative encounter with six important contemporary scientists and thinkers: astronaut Alexander Gerst, economist Denis Snower, molecular biologist and monk Mathieu Ricard, oceanologist Sylvia Earle, economist, sociologist and philosopher Felwine Sarr, and posthumanist philosopher Janina Loh.
Movie trailer: https://youtu.be/6Wvx-E3ZrGA
The screening is free, and viewers who wish to show their gratitude are invited to support the Sengirė Foundation ( www.sengiresfondas.lt ).
"Sengirės kinas" invites you to see this film on more than 80 screens across Lithuania from February 17-22. You can find the project map here: https://sengireskinas.lt/lokacijos/
More about the 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.
More information: www.sengireskinas.lt
