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Gintaro Žemės Dainos ir Senieji Filmai

Preserving the soul of Lithuania through ancient folk melodies, forgotten silent films, and the voices of generations past. Stream, discover, and cherish.

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🎙 Lithuanian Folk Archive · Dainos ir Sutartinės
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1931
Silent
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Documentary · Lithuania · 35mm
Lietuva per Amžius
Lithuania Through the Ages
A rare silent documentary tracing Lithuanian folk customs, amber gathering along the Curonian coast, and the ancient Romuva sacred sites.
⏱ 38 min Watch →
1938
Drama
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Feature Film · Kaunas · B&W
Užgavėnės
The Winter Festival
Filmed entirely in rural Samogitia, this drama follows a village community through the ancient spring carnival, rich with folk costumes and ritual song.
⏱ 74 min Watch →
1959
Soviet Era
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Documentary · Vilnius Film Studio
Gintaras
Amber of the Baltic Shore
A poetic documentary on amber-fishing communities along the Klaipėda coast. Despite Soviet censorship, it preserves remarkable footage of traditional life.
⏱ 22 min Watch →
1944
Wartime
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Newsreel · Archive Footage
Vilnius — Gedimino Miestas
Vilnius, City of Gediminas
Newsreel footage from wartime Vilnius, showing the old town, Gates of Dawn, and civilian life during occupation. Rare historical record.
⏱ 14 min Watch →
1967
Sutartinės
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Musical Documentary · Aukštaitija
Sutartinių Kraštai
Lands of Polyphonic Song
Landmark ethnographic film recording sutartinės — the ancient Lithuanian two-part polyphonic folk songs now on UNESCO Intangible Heritage list.
⏱ 56 min Watch →
1972
Ethnography
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Documentary · Žemaitija Region
Raupų Kaimas
The Village of Raupos
An intimate portrait of a Samogitian village, capturing wooden architecture, sacred oak groves, and the last generation of traditional weavers at their looms.
⏱ 44 min Watch →

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About the Archive

Preserving the Voice of Lithuania

The Lietuvos Dainų ir Kino Archyvas is a digital preservation project dedicated to the folk music traditions and cinematic heritage of Lithuania — from the ancient polyphonic sutartinės of Aukštaitija to the Soviet-era films of Vilnius Studio.

Our collection spans oral traditions collected by ethnographers from the 19th century, rare recordings from the first era of Lithuanian independence (1918–1940), and digitised film reels from the Vilnius Film Studio archive.

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3,200+
Folk Song Recordings
412
Archive Films
1891
Earliest Recording
5
Ethnographic Regions