Atsimenu jo žvilgsnį. Istorija apie karį ir migrantą (I Remember His Look. The Story of a Soldier and a Migrant)

Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Gold Award, selected by Final Round Judges Jimmy Gutierrez, Rachel Matlow, Melissa Mbugua, Priska Neely, and Mike Williams.


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DESCRIPTION

In the summer of 2021, dozens, and later hundreds, of people started illegally crossing the Lithuanian border from Belarus every day. As a result, Lithuania reinforced its border protection, building a metal fence and a barbed-wire barrier and assigning troops to help the border guards. Lithuania and the European Union say that this is a “hybrid attack” orchestrated by the Minsk regime, which has taken advantage of the desire of thousands of people – mainly Iraqi Kurds but also Syrians, Congolese, Afghans, and others – to reach Western Europe and have a safer and better life there. This is the story about two people — one guarding the border, the other crossing it illegally — and the circumstances that have led to the intersection of their lives.


This work was originally featured in the 2022-23 Third Coast Competition Showcase, a new way of celebrating Award-Winners, Finalists & Judges.


Full Credits

Sigita Vegytė (Author, Producer & Sound Designer), Vaida Pilibaitytė (Editor), Adomas Zubė (Editor, Subtitles), Ieva Žvinakytė (Translator to English)


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Sigita Vegytė

Sigita Vegytė (she/her) is a Lithuanian journalist and audio documentary producer at the national public broadcaster LRT.

Vaida Pilibaitytė

Vaida Pilibaitytė (she/her) is a Lithuanian radio journalist and documentary producer working for the national public broadcaster LRT.

Adomas Zubė

Adomas Zubė (he/him) is a radio producer and cultural journalist, currently working as an audio features editor with an independent journalist collective NARA.


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