The Noisemaker (Lithuanian: Triuksmadarys) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Karolis Kaupinis and released in 2014.
Plot A distant provincial school is waiting for an official delegation from the Ministry. They're about to bring a new school bell. This is not what the school needs though. Having shrunk throughout the years, it lacks two pupils to satisfy the governmental quota established for any school in the country to exist.
The gift from the capital is a threat for the survival of the school. Anticipating the arrival of the delegation, the principal makes his best to mask the lack of pupils and avoid the unavoidable school closure.
Cast
Production The Noisemaker is the debut short film of Karolis Kaupinis and his first collaboration with Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė (M-Films).
Both of the director's parents were schoolteachers, leading him to make a short film about the closure of schools in rural areas, a common phenomenon in Lithuania since the 1990s. The short was filmed in an elementary school in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.
The Noisemaker was the first Lithuanian film to be selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 20 years, since 1994.
Awards and Recognitions
+AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult2Annas International Short Film Festival 2014 2014Best Baltic Short FilmKarolis KaupinisWonTallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 2014Baltic Films categoryKarolis KaupinisNominatedLocarno Film Festival 2014 2014International categoryKarolis KaupinisNominatedLithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2015 2015Best Lithuanian Fiction Karolis KaupinisWon2015Best Actor Valentinas MasalskisWonVienna Independent Short Film Festival 2015 2015Special Jury MentionKarolis KaupinisNominatedVilnius International Film Festival 2015 2015Best Lithuanian Short Karolis KaupinisWonPremiers Plans Festival in Angers 2015 2015International categoryKarolis KaupinisNominated
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