Lithuania 1998, 10 min, Lithuanian, Hebrew & English subtitles
While working on another film, documentary poet Audrius Stonys and his crew stayed at a hotel with a therapeutic bathhouse. Stonys was drawn to the place, to the healing magic of the bubbling baths, mud treatments, and bare-skinned patients waiting for the soothing, cleansing touch of natural substances. Time stands still in this strange place, where women and men, stripped of their modesty and distinguishing personal effects, surrender completely to their rituals. Beautiful in its simplicity, this short and concise doc was captured on film that yellows with age—a process that mimics the changes that occur in the human body.
Celebrating the Work of Audrius Stonys Masters