Deep Rivers Run Silent 2025

In its sixth summer, the event series “Deep Rivers Run Silent” moves to the Rail Park hangar of the Railway Museum — a space “framed” by the movement of passing trains. A total of 18 free events are scheduled to take place between July 1st and August 7th, including film screenings, concerts, a live radio broadcast, a theatrical performance, discussions, and conversations with artists.

Curated by “Meno Avilys”, a programme of five films forms the axis of “Deep Rivers Run Silent”, inviting viewers to discover that which has long lingered on the margins of cinema. These restored and rarely screened films highlight ways of subtly or radically reclaiming the freedom to act amid social, political, and personal constraints. Ranging from quiet rebellion to complete self-destruction, films of diverse cinematic forms and historical contexts address the necessity of autonomy, even if it entails loneliness.

Fifteen cultural and activist organisations from across the Baltic countries joined this year’s summer repertoire through an open call. Their event programmes are linked together by the theme of transforming spaces and the (un)freedom of movement within them. New to this year’s programme are collaborations between various Vilnius-based cultural organisations, as well as guests from Latvia and Estonia.

Programme partners:
NGO “Architektūros fondas”, film publishing company “Taip Toliau”, “Skalvija” Cinema Center, community radio “Radio Vilnius” and the show “Blissfully Yours”, educational film project “Young Programmers”, film club “Cinezine” and the migrant rights NGO “Sienos Grupė”, National School Film Festival “Aurora” and “Skalvija Film Academy”, Vilnius queer festival “Kreivės” and the LGBT+ community project “Rainbow Musical”, genre and cult cinema event series “Mondo Bizarro”, CAC’s art and culture space “Sapieha Palace”, analogue cinema collective “Baltic Analog Lab” (Latvia), short film festival “Valga Hot Shorts” (Estonia).

More about the event’s programme:
– On “Meno avilys” website: https://menoavilys.org/gilios-upes-tyliai-plaukia25-deep-rivers-run-silent25/
– On “Meno avilys” social media: https://fb.me/e/5FPIc7fgJ

Sponsored by: Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuanian film centre, Lithuanian Council for Culture

Partners: bar “Peronas”, “Lynxmonadas”, “SUN365”

Media partner: LRT