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Synopsis

A homeless wanderer, Rimas Šileikis, visits Gabrielė, the lady of the manor where he once worked as a gardener many years ago.

Over lunch, he tells her about his estranged brother, Stasys, and finally resolves to pay him a visit. But upon returning to his native village, Rimas finds something very different from what he expected.

Rich in elements of magical realism, Tabasco reflects the director’s exploration of intergenerational collective trauma and the crisis of provincial life in post-Soviet Lithuania.

Director statement

Tabasco tells the story of a Lithuanian village family, a life filled with joy, poverty, and the quiet passing of time.In the film, the house becomes a living memory machine, absorbing every sound of the family’s existence, from everyday moments to their final breaths.

Every object, wall, and flicker of light resonates like a musical note, recreating the echoes of the past. Each family member is a melody, together forming one shared song of life. When a person departs, their music fades, remaining only within the memory of their home. Tabasco seeks to capture this intangible music of home and preserve it on 16 mm film.

Awards

European Film Festival Scanorama 2025:
Tabasco received a special mention from the highly respected jury member Nanako Tsukidate.

The motivation for the award stated that Tabasco was recognized for its ambitious and intense aesthetic vision that honors and enriches film history.

Team:

Director / Operator – Andrius Žemaitis
Sound director / Composer – Marius Paulikas
Assistant director – Jonas Bulota
Scenography / Lightning – Kipras Unikauskas
Sound engineer / Composer – Augustinas Buizina

Audio production by Electron Transition

Cast:

Rimas Šileikis
Gaudentas Aukštikalnis
Stasys Germanas
Aurimas Vilčinskas
Milgedas Aleksandravičius
Gabrielė Šaulytė

and more.

Music production:

Behing the scenes – choice of instruments, reverb locations, recording techniques and the synthesis of technical and artistic practices towards the goal – creating an original movie soundtrack based on its character – Authenticity.

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Performers:

Roberta Daugėlaitė – Pipe organ of The Church of Vytautas the Great.

Romantas Daugėla – Flute, other wind instruments.
And for lending us his studio for a day.

Saulė Paulikaitė – Shakuhachi, Erhu.

Milgedas Aleksandravičius – Vocal, Harmonica, Accordion.

Ema Silvija Bojadžian – Grand Piano.

Agnietė Baltramonaitytė – Cello, Violin.

Giedrius Balbieris – Baltic horns, digeridoo.

Remigijus Paulikas – Lip Harmonica.

Vilmantas Balynas – Trombone.

Greta Žilinskaitė – Lullabies.

Jonas Bulota – Voice drones.

Kristupas Keller – Violin.

Contact:

Director: benvenutas at gmail.com

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