On Sacred and Profane

Documentary

About the film

Q & A with the director of On Sacred and Profane after the film.
Moderated by C. Grace Chang

Screening in collaboration with Oberoende Filmares Förbund as part of DocLink.

DocLink is a Nordic-Baltic network of film organizations that collaborate to strengthen independent documentary film through knowledge exchange, collaboration and better opportunities for dissemination. Nordic-Baltic film screenings in Skåne are an initiative within the network with screenings in 2026 where Nordic or Baltic feature films are shown together with short films from Skåne, followed by audience discussions and meetings with filmmakers. With support from Region Skåne and Malmö City.

Synopsis

ENGLISH

Once a year, a quiet and secluded village in the north-western part of Lithuania comes alive to celebrate Catholic Easter, doing its best to preserve the vanishing ancient tradition of the Guardians of the Cross. With gentle humor observing the preparations of the local community for the vigil and immersing the audience in Easter night, the filmmakers raise questions about the relationship between the sacred and profane in modern world.

SVENSKA

En gång om året vaknar en lugn och avskild by i nordvästra Litauen till liv för att fira katolsk påsk, och gör sitt bästa för att bevara den försvinnande gamla traditionen med Korsväktarna. Med mild humor, där de observerar lokalsamhällets förberedelser inför vakan och fördjupar publiken i påsknatten, väcker filmskaparna frågor om förhållandet mellan det heliga och det profana i den moderna världen.

Director’s Bio

Giedrė Beinoriūtė

Giedrė Beinoriūtė is a Lithuanian documentary and fiction film director, producer, screenwriter, and co-founder of the Vilnius-based production company Monoklis. She holds a Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree in film. Her recent films include the documentary Conversations on Serious Topics, Lithuania’s official entry for the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film Award, and the fiction film Breathing into Marble, which garnered international acclaim at various film festivals.

Screening on Drakenfilm Wednesday 22/4

+ Their hair shined in the sun (short)

About
the film

Documentary

Synopsis

ENGLISH

I speak to Johanne as a fictional friend in the form of a letter. Johanne and I come from the same province in China. Her childhood pictures evoked a strong sense of shared scenography and aesthetics, which Their Hair shined in the Sun takes as its starting point. A personal story about how a family is created expands into the story of a larger group in a silent migration.

SVENSKA

Jag pratar med Johanne som en fiktiv vän i brevform. Johanne och jag kommer från samma provins i Kina. Hennes barndomsbilder väckte en stark känsla av gemensam scenografi och estetik, som Deras hår glänste i solen tar avstamp i. En personlig historia om hur en familj skapas expanderar till en större grupps historia i en tyst migration. En essäistisk dokumentär om hur vi kom hit, hur det var och hur det blev.

Director’s Bio

Alva Qi Törnqvist

Born in Fenyi, China, grew up in Skåne, Sweden. Studied in France, École de Mont Cotton, then continued at École superieur d’art à Tourcoing (bachelor in fine art). Graduated in fine art at HDK-Valand, Gothenburg, 2023.