Cherries
TITLE
Cherries
DIRECTOR
Vytautas Katkus
COUNTRY
Lithuania
YEAR
2022
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
Cherries
A recently retired father invites his son to help him with the cherry picking in the garden. The father is in no hurry to finish the cherry job though, as he tries to catch up with his son. The cherries remain in the background.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Vytautas Katkus
Born in 1991 in Vilnius, Vytautas Katkus is one of the most talented and appreciated up-and-coming directors and cinematographers in Lithuania. He graduated with a BA in Cinematography and at the moment continues his MA studies at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He debuted as a director with his first short film COMMUNITY GARDENS (2019), which was selected to the 58th Semaine de la Critique, while his second short film PLACES (2020) premiered in Venice, Orizzonti competition. Vytautas is presenting his third short CHERRIES in 2022. Currently he is also developing his first feature film THE VISITOR, which was part of NEXT STEP program in 2021.
- Director Vytautas Katkus
- Screenplay Vytautas Katkus
- Cinematography Simonas Glinskis
- Editing Laurynas Bareisa
- Cast Vytautas Katkus, Viktoras Katkus
- Producer/s Marija Razgute
- Production Company M-Films
- Distributor/s Lights On
- Project Title Cherries
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date April 1, 2022
- Country of origin Lithuania
- Country of filming Lithuania
- Language Lithuanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Vytautas Katkus
Born in 1991 in Vilnius, Vytautas Katkus is one of the most talented and appreciated up-and-coming directors and cinematographers in Lithuania. He graduated with a BA in Cinematography and at the moment continues his MA studies at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He debuted as a director with his first short film COMMUNITY GARDENS (2019), which was selected to the 58th Semaine de la Critique, while his second short film PLACES (2020) premiered in Venice, Orizzonti competition. Vytautas is presenting his third short CHERRIES in 2022. Currently he is also developing his first feature film THE VISITOR, which was part of NEXT STEP program in 2021.
Cannes Film Festival
Short Films Competition, 2022
Tirana International Film Festival
GENERATIONs, Panorama Competition, 2022
