From the Berlinale debut of his short “Porno Melodrama” (2011) to his third feature “The Lawyer” (2020) – selected for 30+ festivals, including 7 opening, centerpiece or closing ceremonies – Romas Zabarauskas is an inspiring queer success from the New East.
This Baltic enfant terrible introduced diversity to Lithuanian screens, delivering genre-bending films and reflecting on the (im)possibility of meaningful political action.
Based in Vilnius with his boyfriend Kornelijus, Romas gives back to the LGBT+ community through his activism, recognized with the Harvey Milk Foundation’s LGBTQ Champion Award in 2021.
In association with The Embassy of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Film Center.
The festival will feature four Romas Zabarauskas’ films, after each film a conversation will be held with the director:
– Porno Melodrama (2011)
– We Will Riot (2013)
– You Can’t Escape Lithuania (2016)
– The Lawyer (2020)
