Baltic Film Series: "Summer of Sangaile" (2015) Film Screening

Program 

6:00-6:45pm: Reception 

6:45-6:50pm: Opening remarks by Dennis Garrison, Lithuanian Honorary Consul in San Francisco

6:50-7:00pm: Introduction by David Traub 

7:00-8:30pm: Screening of the film 

Abstract 

Alanté Kavaïté’s Summer of Sangaile is a drama about following one’s dreams, love and relationships. The film was the Lithuanian entry for the Academy Awards 2016 (Best foreign language film). 

17 year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of heights, she has never dared to even enter in one of the cockpits. At a summer aeronautical show, nearby her parents’ lakeside villa, she meets Auste, a local girl of her age, who unlike Sangaile, lives her life to the full with creativity and dare. As the two girls become lovers, Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret, and finds in her teenage love the only person to truly encourage her in flying. 

Speaker 

David Traub has enjoyed 30 years of international experience as an award-winning executive/digital producer, media educator, investor, venture catalyst, speaker, writer, philanthropist, board member and/or advisor to numerous startups, institutions, multi-national and government entities – with his mission the delivery of bio-psycho-social value via the intersection of technology, immersive distribution platforms and entertainment. 

His most recent social impact feature films were Jobs (Executive Producer) and Bronx Bull (Co-Producer). He is currently developing social impact movies in both Estonia (Hacked) and Lithuania (The Rocker) and has given multiple speeches in both countries. David is happily married to a Lithuanian.

*With funding from the US Department of Education Title VI National Resource Centers Grant