NIJOLE
DOCUMENTARY
“An intimate portrait of Lithuanian/Colombian artist Nijole Sivickas and the unusual relationship with her son, philosopher, mathematician and politician Antanas Mockus.”
Synopsis
Antanas Mockus, once rector of the National University of Colombia, twice Mayor of Bogotá and three times presidential candidate, is proof that it is possible to make politics without corruption. He recently was elected congressman and through his unconventional mixture of education and performative arts, Antanas has been able to transform a whole generation of Colombians. His mother and source of inspiration is the fascinating and mysterious Nijole Sivickas (1925 - 2018), a Colombian sculptress born in Lithuania. Nijole has never been very open about her life and even Antanas realizes he knows very little about his mother's roots.
Antanas' curiosity takes them on an intimate and confronting journey. When Nijolė is invited to her motherland for a retrospective, Antanas tries to convince her to present her work in Lithuania for the very first time. But Nijolė, who has looked at the world of art with strong skepticism, wants nothing more than having back her son in her atelier, to sculpt "something that belongs to him".
Through Baltic landscapes and the chaotic streets of a Latin American metropolis, Nijolė and Antanas explore topics as art, politics, migration, independence, the emancipation of women and the concept of family. With NIJOLĖ, director Sandro Bozzolo and his team approach both extraordinary characters in their unusual mother-son relationship, in their wonder about what should be remembered and which things are better left forgotten.
Awards
World Premier at DOK.Leipzig - Next Masters Competition
Colombian Premier at FICCI - Muestra Migración y Mestizaje
DOCSBarcelona -Selección Oficial Panorama
BIOGRAFILMFEST - Celebration of Lives Award
Lithuanian Premier at VDFF - Opening Film and Audience Award “Best Lithuanian Film”
21 Muestra Internacional de Documental de Bogotá - MIDBO Official Selection
PRESS
3 documentaries about motherhood you shold watch - Latin American Post
antanas mockus en una conmovedora charla sobre su mamá - Shock.co
biografilm, premi a luchini e mockus - ansa
nijole on film-documentaire.fr - Film Documentaire
LOS DIEZ IMPERDIBLES DE LA 21ª MIDBO - Periódico Adrenalina
LIETUVOJE DOKUMENTINĮ FILMĄ „NIJOLĖ“ PRISTATYS PAGRINDINIS HEROJUS - lrt
FILMO ‘NIJOLE’ REZ. S. BOZZOLO - KULTURNAMIS
PREMJERA. PRIEŠAKINIU BŪRIU LIKIMAS - LKC
COSA FAREBBE UN ARTISTA SE IN POLITICA NON CI FOSSERO SOLUZIONI POSSIBILI? - CUNEOCRONACA.IT
lasciamo fare agli artisti - targatocn.it
documental nijole de sandro bozzolo pasó por ficci 59 - El cine sin ir mas lejos
LABAS RYTAS, LIETUVA - LRT TELEVIZIJA (MIN. 10’)
dokumentinį filmą apie antano mockaus mamą nijole sukūręs italas sandro bozzolo - delfi
FILMO ‘NIJOLĖ’ KŪRĖJAI: ANTANAS MOCKUS STIPRUS, TAČIAU TIKRAIS STUBURAS BUVO JO MAMA NIJOLĖ - LRT
antano mockaus mama, meninike nijole sivickas - 15min.lt
moteris rekomenduoja: filmai, kuriuos verta paziūrėti vdff - Moteris
KOLUMBIJOS POLITIKAS ANTANAS MOCKUS PANAVEZYJE PRISTATIS DOKUMENTINĮ FILMA ‘NIJOLE’ - AINA
