Andrius, a skeptical twenty-something printing house worker, keeps his distance from his boyfriend Deividas’s activism—especially as neo-Nazi threats grow louder. Deividas leads Rainbow Kaunas, the group organizing the city’s first Pride, a bold act in Lithuania’s second-largest city. One night, coming back after a fight, Andrius finds Deividas murdered. Seeing indifferent reactions from society and the police, Andrius' grief hardens into resolve. Determined to uncover the truth, Andrius embarks on a dangerous descent into the very extremist world that may have taken the person he loved.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with director and producer Romas Zabarasukas, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the film’s urgent themes and creation, current LGBTQ+ affairs and developments in Lithuania and the Baltic States.
Sponsorship
This event is co-sponsored by the MISTI Lithuania Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Accessibility
The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at 617-495-4037 or daviscenter@fas.harvard.edu in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance if possible. Please note that the Davis Center will make every effort to secure services but that services are subject to availability.
