Apostle of Ruins

　　While shooting “Tree days” (director Sarunas Bartas) I met Georgian Alexander Oboladze. We lived in the same hotel room. From restaurants and parties tycoon he became completely single. For me strange is the situation ...展开then man is stranded away from homeland but haven’t lost his mentality, language; just like exotic tree grown up in Lithuania. He was wandering around Vilnius old town, knew every corner and basement of it like no one else. He was looking and finding lost time, things left by other men and creating from it his own unique world. (taken from his website www.stonys.lt)
　　Director makes subtitles when he feels it is necessary. If not then the words are used as an atmoshpere. This is off a dvd with compilations of his shorts.
　　Audrius Stonys (1966 - ) is one of the most remarkable names of the new generation of Lithuanian filmmakers. His personal cinematographic style, with deep introspective attitude, certain skepticism about language and strong metaphorical abstraction, made him won many prestigious international awards. Among them European Film Academy Award Felix for his documentary film "Earth of the Blind" in 1992.[citation needed] Member of the European Documentary Network and European Film Academy. Retrospectives and master classes in Belgium, Japan, Russia, Italy, USA, India, Spain, Denmark, Serbia.