I'll Stand by You
Lithuania / Italy / Switzerland, May 2021
FILM,
Documentary,
73 min.
- directed by
- Virginija Vareikyte, Maximilien Dejoie
- Written by
- Virginija Vareikyte
- Status
- In distribution
Two women, a psychologist and a police officer, engage in a challenging mission – to reduce the record suicide numbers in their rural hometown. Valija and Gintare provide door-to-door empathy and compassion, healing the loneliest members of their community. As fear of losing another life reaches its peak, the women form a resourceful friendship. Together they succeed to ease the crisis and prove that suicide prevention can be effective.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2021
- Original Version
- Lithuanian (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 73 min.
- Production
- IN SCRIPT, M&N, DOK MOBILE
- Producer
- Lukas Trimonis, Maximilien Dejoie, Mark Olexa
- directed by
- Virginija Vareikyte, Maximilien Dejoie
- Written by
- Virginija Vareikyte
- Cinematography
- Maximilien Dejoie
- Editing
- Francesca Scalisi, Virginija Vareikyte
- Sound Design
- Vytis Puronas
- Music
- Eugenio Mazzetto
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- IN SCRIPT
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
DOK MOBILE
Distribution
Release date: 21.09.2022
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival
14.04.2022 - 24.04.2022 -
Trieste, 33 Trieste Film Festival
21.01.2022 - 30.01.2022 -
Munich, 36. DOK.fest München
05.05.2021 - 23.05.2021