{"id":52550,"date":"2025-12-02T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amenucentras.lt\/documentary-film-festival-adox-closed-with-giedre-zickytes-irena\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:58:43","slug":"documentary-film-festival-adox-closed-with-giedre-zickytes-irena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amenucentras.lt\/en\/documentary-film-festival-adox-closed-with-giedre-zickytes-irena\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary Film Festival \u201cADOX\u201d Closed with Giedr\u0117 \u017dickyt\u0117\u2019s Irena"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On November 27 we met in the hall of the Anyk\u0161\u010diai Cultural Center, where the 16th edition of the documentary film festival ADOX was closed by Giedr\u0117 \u017dickyt\u0117\u2019s film Irena. Irena Veisait\u0117 \u2014 a theatre scholar and Germanist who survived the Holocaust and lost many relatives \u2014 did not succumb to hatred. <\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
Director G. \u017dickyt\u0117\u2019s film reveals Irena\u2019s story through the cruelties of two totalitarian regimes, showing her inner strength and steadfast commitment to humanistic values despite the injustices and trials she endured. It is not only a historical testimony but also a reminder to those living in these troubled times of how one\u2019s stance can change the world. At the same time, it is an invitation to reconsider the importance of humanity and dialogue. <\/h5>\n
The documentary tells the life story of one person across four radically different epochs \u2014 the interwar period; the first Soviet and Nazi occupations; the Soviet era; and the restoration and consolidation of Lithuania\u2019s independence. The loss of her mother, life in the Kaunas ghetto, fleeing to Vilnius, and finding shelter with a new family \u2014 these were only some of the severe trials Veisait\u0117 faced before she turned fifteen. <\/h5>\n
Despite these hardships, Veisait\u0117 fashioned her life by continually seeking moral clarity and integrity, and through her wide-ranging activities she contributed to the transformation of Lithuanian public life.<\/h5>\n
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\u201cHumanity, respect, and love for others. In a divided world pulsing with hatred, Irena\u2019s wisdom is needed now more than ever,\u201d emphasizes G. \u017dickyt\u0117. <\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>