The Blues, and Two Contradictory Films That Claim It
Crossroads follows a young guitarist on a journey through the American South in search of blues history and his own voice.
We Will Riot
Luke is an up-and-coming DJ from an affluent New York family with a Lithuanian father and an African-American mother. When Luke hears from an estranged grandmother in Lithuania, he defies his parents and decides to visit this far-away country, flying straight to the capital city Vilnius. He falls in love with the city, a rebellious girl called Marta, and the local music scene - the beatmakers - promoted by an aggressive gay manager, Andy. Luke's grandma's connections get him a deal with the municipality to become the manager of a new nightclub, and he takes up the challenge... but the deal turns out to be poisoned, forcing Luke to rebel in ways he never imagined.
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Luke is an up-and-coming DJ from an affluent New York family with a Lithuanian father and an African-American mother. When Luke hears from an estranged grandmother in Lithuania, he defies his parents and decides to visit this far-away country, flying straight to the capital city Vilnius. He falls in love with the city, a rebellious girl called Marta, and the local music scene - the beatmakers - promoted by an aggressive gay manager, Andy. Luke's grandma's connections get him a deal with the municipality to become the manager of a new nightclub, and he takes up the challenge... but the deal turns out to be poisoned, forcing Luke to rebel in ways he never imagined.
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Runtime:79 minutes
Studio:Naratyvas
Cast
Romas Zabarauskas
Director
Ebeneezer Nii Sowah
Luke
Sonata Visockaitė
Aldona
Olita Dautartaitė
Luke's grandma
Ferdinandas Jakšys
Grandma's boyfriend
Sakalas Uždavinys
Mayor
Erika Jennings
Cafe de Paris Barmaid
Oskaras Korsunovas
Barmaid's boyfriend
Mindaugas Bonanu
Kablys Barman
Kamilė Skardžiūtė
Party Kid
Ivas Gaulia
Party Kid
Šarūnas Zenkevičius
Andy
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