Mantas Kvedaravičius (23 June 1976 – 30 March 2022) was a Lithuanian filmmaker, anthropologist, and archaeologist known for war reporting in hostile areas. He was killed during the Siege of Mariupol.
Kvedaravičius held a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge, and was an associate professor at Vilnius University. His doctoral thesis concerned "Knots of absence: death, dreams, and disappearances at the limits of law in the counter-terrorism zone of Chechnya" (Cambridge University, 2012).[1]War-torn Chechnya, one of the republics of the Russian Federation, is also the setting of his 2011 documentary film, Barzakh ("Limbo").
His next documentary film, in 2016, focused on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in 2014–15 and the attacks of separatist troops. In 2019, Kvedaravičius's first feature film appeared, Partenonas (Parthenon), set in Athens, Odesa, and Istanbul. Based on several years of ethnographic research, it is a movie about the enigmatic workings of memory.[2] In arresting, often disconnected images, the pivotal character revives various lives he may have lived. "Memories betray him, but he knows for sure that in one of these lives, he will be killed."[3]
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Working on yet another Mariupol documentary, Mantas Kvedaravičius was killed on 30 March 2022 during the Siege of Mariupol. Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's ombudsperson for human rights, alleged that Kvedaravičius "was taken prisoner by 'rashists', who later shot him. The occupiers threw the director's body out into the street". Kvedaravičius's friend, Hanna Bilobrova, reported that two days after his death, a Russian soldier led her to his body. She said that he had been shot in the stomach, but there was "no blood on the ground" and no bullet hole in the clothes he was wearing.[4] Bilobrova brought his body home to Lithuania.[5]
The killing of Mantas Kvedaravičius[6] was condemned by the Director-General of the UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in a press-release published on the 6th of April.[7] According to global monitoring on the safety of journalists by the Observatory of Killed journalist, Kvedaravičius is the 9th media professional killed by Russian forces in Ukraine in 2022.[8]
^"Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravičius killed in Ukraine". Committee to Protect Journalists. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^"Director-General condemns killing of Lithuanian documentary film maker Mantas Kvedaravicius in Ukraine". UNESCO. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^"Observatory of killed journalists". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
mantas, kvedaravičius, june, 1976, march, 2022, lithuanian, filmmaker, anthropologist, archaeologist, known, reporting, hostile, areas, killed, during, siege, mariupol, born, 1976, june, 1976biržai, lithuanian, ussr, lithuania, died30, march, 2022, 2022, aged,. Mantas Kvedaravicius 23 June 1976 30 March 2022 was a Lithuanian filmmaker anthropologist and archaeologist known for war reporting in hostile areas He was killed during the Siege of Mariupol Mantas KvedaraviciusBorn 1976 06 23 23 June 1976Birzai Lithuanian SSR USSR now Lithuania Died30 March 2022 2022 03 30 aged 45 Mariupol UkraineNationalityLithuanianOccupation s filmmaker anthropologist and archaeologistChildren2 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 Filmography 3 1 Documentaries 3 2 Feature film 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editKvedaravicius held a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge and was an associate professor at Vilnius University His doctoral thesis concerned Knots of absence death dreams and disappearances at the limits of law in the counter terrorism zone of Chechnya Cambridge University 2012 1 War torn Chechnya one of the republics of the Russian Federation is also the setting of his 2011 documentary film Barzakh Limbo His next documentary film in 2016 focused on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in 2014 15 and the attacks of separatist troops In 2019 Kvedaravicius s first feature film appeared Partenonas Parthenon set in Athens Odesa and Istanbul Based on several years of ethnographic research it is a movie about the enigmatic workings of memory 2 In arresting often disconnected images the pivotal character revives various lives he may have lived Memories betray him but he knows for sure that in one of these lives he will be killed 3 Death editWorking on yet another Mariupol documentary Mantas Kvedaravicius was killed on 30 March 2022 during the Siege of Mariupol Lyudmyla Denisova Ukraine s ombudsperson for human rights alleged that Kvedaravicius was taken prisoner by rashists who later shot him The occupiers threw the director s body out into the street Kvedaravicius s friend Hanna Bilobrova reported that two days after his death a Russian soldier led her to his body She said that he had been shot in the stomach but there was no blood on the ground and no bullet hole in the clothes he was wearing 4 Bilobrova brought his body home to Lithuania 5 The killing of Mantas Kvedaravicius 6 was condemned by the Director General of the UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in a press release published on the 6th of April 7 According to global monitoring on the safety of journalists by the Observatory of Killed journalist Kvedaravicius is the 9th media professional killed by Russian forces in Ukraine in 2022 8 Filmography editDocumentaries edit Barzakh 2011 Mariupolis 2016 Mariupolis 2 2022 Feature film edit Parthenon Partenonas 2019 Prologos 2021 Awards edit2022 Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts Barzakh Amnesty International Film Prize 2011 Berlin International Film Festival Best Film 2011 Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival Best Documentary 2011 Lithuanian Film Awards Amnesty International Film Prize 2012 Ljubljana International Film Festival Grand Prize 2011 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best Lithuanian Debut 2011 Vilnius International Film Festival dd Mariupolis Best Documentary 2016 Lithuanian Film Awards Best Director 2016 Vilnius International Film Festival dd Mariupolis 2 European Documentary 2022 European Film Awards dd References edit PhDs Awarded socanth cam ac uk University of Cambridge Department of Social Anthropology 15 November 2017 Retrieved 3 April 2022 Partenonas Parthenon 2019 Venice Review A trance like postmodern tracing of memory 16 September 2019 Parthenon Sytas Andrius 26 April 2022 Fiancee of Lithuanian director Kvedaravicius leaves Ukraine with his body Reuters Retrieved 26 April 2022 Kleine Utopie des Kinos Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravicius killed in Ukraine Committee to Protect Journalists 4 April 2020 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Director General condemns killing of Lithuanian documentary film maker Mantas Kvedaravicius in Ukraine UNESCO 6 April 2022 Retrieved 17 June 2023 Observatory of killed journalists UNESCO Retrieved 17 June 2023 External links editMantas Kvedaravicius at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mantas Kvedaravicius amp oldid 1218638022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
