Born in USSR

Born in USSR

One night the children of the USSR came up with a secret plan of how to find out what was behind their hills and borders. They built a magical ship out of faith, love and lyrics in Simona Zemaityte’s animated allegory.

About director:

At the moment Simona Zemaityte (b. 1984) is living in London, doing video and installation arts and non-fiction films. She just graduated from MA in Visual Arts and Visual Communication design (Sabanci University, Istanbul), holds MA in Photography and Media Arts (Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts), and BA in Journalism (Vilnius University).

Selected filmography: “Sinnerman” (2008), “Alice in Murderland” (2008), “Deported” (2009), “All about beauty” (2010), “EXIT” (2010), “Born in USSR” (2011, short, “Kino pavasaris”).