Aušra Cibienė

With gentle irony, “Cinephilia” unmasks the illusion of film. Characters migrate through the worlds of reality and fantasy, in circumstances that paradoxically have no questions or answers. The two moons of Lars von Trier shine in the night sky, entrancing the main heroes, Roland and Isabel. Roland rents himself a room where he winds up in situations reminiscent of the plots found in Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” or Roman Polański’s “The Tenant”. A guy visits Roland, claiming that they known each other, and offers him a lot of money to film his suicide. There begins a kaleidoscopic sequence of events and random acquaintances. They make the characters wander through the worlds of reality and fantasy, sometimes both at the same time. A dark comedy that tells nine related stories in which the fates of the characters intertwine.

After being wrongly fired from Melta Cosmetics, an international beauty brand, Ana is determined to clear out her name. While chicken raising works as a cover, Ana runs underground business - Troll Farm, made to destroy shady corporations with a fake personality - Judith. The Farm sucks all Ana’s savings and time, so her beloved daughter keeps facing an empty chair at dance competitions. Throughout the season, Ana will get dirt under her nails - blinded by desire for revenge, she is turning into the same manipulative beast she’s fighting.