Directing
Karolis Jankus
Born
1974-06-23 (52)
Place of birth
Vilnius, Lithuania
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Karolis Jankus is a transdisciplinary artist who treats the act of filmmaking as a radical form of performance art. His practice is defined by the deconstruction of traditional cinema, shifting the focus from the final industrial product to the raw, ephemeral process of creation. Jankus’s trajectory as a moving image artist was shaped by a resistance to conventional narrative, a journey that gained significant momentum in 1997 with his work in Paris, Ils vous baisent la main. This early exploration of social tension and the "atmosphere of hate" established his signature approach: using the camera not merely as a recording tool, but as a provocative witness and an extension of the artist's b…
Known for
9.0Two teenagers are very keen on making love with a girl. The girl cares about money. The boys dont have any. Dissapointed they turn to the streets and wind-up in the middle of an armed robbery. The teenage boys wait for the robbers and steals their loot. Happy they rush back to the girl. Without knowing what the bags of the loot contain.
No Money, No Sex
2004
NRAbout betrayal and revenge. A loving couple in the woods is suddenly caught by a runaway thief and his two companions. Some of the weird five will have to start a new life, some will stay in the dark woods forever.
Zevango
2005
NRTwo sisters go to a city. It is the place, they strongly believe, that all their dreams will be fulfilled. Because they are young, cheek and nothing can stop them. However, the more they try, the faster their dreams and hopes vanish.
Foxy Sisters
2003
NRThe revolution in Lithuania has already started, but no one knows who announced it and who is leading it. The action is not taking place somewhere far away, but here in Lithuania and now. The characters of the film themselves turn into creators and shape the further course of events.
The Silent Lithuanian Revolution
2013
10.0The year of the first quarantine for Barcelona and Vilnius residents passed like one day. They are happy and crying because they don’t know what awaits them next. Prehistoric residents and animals come to the cities through quarantine.
Biological Loneliness
2021
6.0Originally called "From Hell to Hell and Back to Heaven". Only in the final stages of production, when the film was almost complete, that the events of the hero were noticeable with biblical events.
Jesus from Lithuania
2006
Behind the camera
9.0Two teenagers are very keen on making love with a girl. The girl cares about money. The boys dont have any. Dissapointed they turn to the streets and wind-up in the middle of an armed robbery. The teenage boys wait for the robbers and steals their loot. Happy they rush back to the girl. Without knowing what the bags of the loot contain.
No Money, No Sex
2004
9.0Two teenagers are very keen on making love with a girl. The girl cares about money. The boys dont have any. Dissapointed they turn to the streets and wind-up in the middle of an armed robbery. The teenage boys wait for the robbers and steals their loot. Happy they rush back to the girl. Without knowing what the bags of the loot contain.
No Money, No Sex
2004
NRAbout betrayal and revenge. A loving couple in the woods is suddenly caught by a runaway thief and his two companions. Some of the weird five will have to start a new life, some will stay in the dark woods forever.
Zevango
2005
NRAbout betrayal and revenge. A loving couple in the woods is suddenly caught by a runaway thief and his two companions. Some of the weird five will have to start a new life, some will stay in the dark woods forever.
Zevango
2005
NRTwo sisters go to a city. It is the place, they strongly believe, that all their dreams will be fulfilled. Because they are young, cheek and nothing can stop them. However, the more they try, the faster their dreams and hopes vanish.
Foxy Sisters
2003
NRTwo sisters go to a city. It is the place, they strongly believe, that all their dreams will be fulfilled. Because they are young, cheek and nothing can stop them. However, the more they try, the faster their dreams and hopes vanish.
Foxy Sisters
2003
NRThe revolution in Lithuania has already started, but no one knows who announced it and who is leading it. The action is not taking place somewhere far away, but here in Lithuania and now. The characters of the film themselves turn into creators and shape the further course of events.
The Silent Lithuanian Revolution
2013
10.0The year of the first quarantine for Barcelona and Vilnius residents passed like one day. They are happy and crying because they don’t know what awaits them next. Prehistoric residents and animals come to the cities through quarantine.
Biological Loneliness
2021
6.0Originally called "From Hell to Hell and Back to Heaven". Only in the final stages of production, when the film was almost complete, that the events of the hero were noticeable with biblical events.
Jesus from Lithuania
2006
6.0Originally called "From Hell to Hell and Back to Heaven". Only in the final stages of production, when the film was almost complete, that the events of the hero were noticeable with biblical events.
Jesus from Lithuania
2006
