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A documentary film about the writer Antanas Vienuolis.

Assembled from archival footage capturing the “interesting times” of a newly independent Lithuania, the film tells the story of a manifesto co-written by the filmmaker‘s father at the time of the failed 1991 August coup in Moscow.

Deividas, a journalism student with social anxiety disorder, goes into the streets to interview random people.

A chilling vignette into social pressures at school, the tyranny of status, and the slippery slope of drugs. With bold commitment and subtle nuance, Pagalytė creates a time capsule of Lithuania in the 2000s, leaving a mark on Lithuanian filmmaking for decades to come.

Lithuanian art film and ambitious chemistry project retelling the long lost attempt of reviving communist leader Lenin via Sprite.

Antanas Sutkus. An in-depth look into the soul of a man who could capture attention and find a way to the hearts of people he photographed. Little did they know of the difficult experiences he kept in his heart.

Documentary about a month-long cycling trip in 2013. The film reveals what it is like to travel through the wild mountains, what challenges lie ahead and how to overcome them. and what determines how to prepare for such a journey.

This is a story about an orphan girl Alizava and her unfamiliar father, whose soul inhabits various things. In an abandoned mansion a childish ritual commences, erasing the line between the living and the dead. A silent dialogue between the girl and her father summons others. Who are they?

Animated film based on a poem by Justinas Marcinkevičius. A mighty army of mushrooms is ready to take over the forest. But aren’t they too small for the battle?

A music band was filmed in its sensitive change period before and after the creation of their second album.

A short superman spoof film. Inspired by Turkish trash movies of the 70s.

It is the story of a woman once known from the media. She finds it easier to get undressed in front of others than to tell about the painful memories filled with solitude. However, in this documentary she is particularly open and fearless of showing her vulnerability. “In my film I tried to reveal this woman’s balancing act on the edge of a high roof, in confrontation with her own body and comprehending the surrounding world quite differently,” – revealed director J. Lapinskaitė.

Portrait of the famous Lithuanian prose writer Grigorijus Kanovičius.

The film portrays the junction of two individuals: a lonely old man and a young woman, subconsciously joined in a single dream space. The different manifestations of the archetype Anima act as an ally between the unconscious 'self' and the conscious 'I'. Anima, both a Virgin Mary and a whore, expose the intimate conception of women, hidden inside the mind of the lonely man. While, simultaneously appearing in the women's subconsciousness as a mysterious and charming lover, a father figure, a professor or a saint, illuminating her perception of men. Anima, as many archetypes, possess a duality which allows it to have both a positive and negative influence.

Every day after school Mikas meets his friends Sonata the squirrel and Gabriel the cat at the Milkshake Bar. Coming from different backgrounds, the three are still best friends. One day they come across a photo of a bun-eating champion bear who looks an awful lot like Mikas. Perhaps that's Mikas' dad?

Critical film about the misuse and recycling of household waste.

The director shows us an unofficial Lithuania, an indestructible village, old traditions and impressive faces. In the films of Shablevičius, the village, the land, the lonely tree standing outside are often filmed in winter, when everything gets the shade of a fairy tale and a miracle, and a rider on the road brings an unexpected message. The old mythical rural worldview seems to come alive in the eyes of the audience.

This film is a journey into the depths of Lithuanian lakes, where the underwater beauty, silence and terrain that remained unchanged for thousands of years, are accessible only for those who explore them patiently. The viewer is invited to explore them together with the filmmakers and see the unique underwater world that surprises even those who have been researching lakes and their origin for many years. Four divers share their experiences, their secret discoveries and moods of the four different Lithuanian lakes.