Nacionalinė konkursinė programa I (Skalvija)

"The theme of memory resonates in this program from different angles: in several films, it is directly reconstructing the events of the past and trying to understand their impact on today, in others, focusing more on situations that, no matter how hard you try, you cannot erase from your memory. Laughter and tears, funerals and the New Year, an oak park and an apartment full of flowers will invite you to get to know what Lithuanian filmmakers care about." - Mantė Valiūnaitė, organizer of the competition programs. N-13

Oks of Ozkabaliai
Dir. Rimantas Oičenka, Audrius Antanavičius / documentary / Lithuania / 2024 / 19 min.

In the spring of 1989, in the birthplace of Jonas Basanavičius, in the village of Ožkabalių, the planting of an oak grove of Lithuanian national revival began. Inspired by the spirit of Sąjūdis and the quest for independence, thousands of people from all over Lithuania came to the planting, carrying saplings and tricolors. Today, this oak grove is a symbol of the Lithuanian nation's struggle for freedom.

Happy others! / Happy Next Year!
Dir. Lukas Kacinauskas / feature / Lithuania / 2024 / 18 min.

On the morning of the new year, Šarūns wakes up in his bed, next to him is the barely familiar but extremely charismatic Martin, and Šarūns' girlfriend Iveta is taking a shower. A guy tries to understand what happened yesterday and will life ever be the same again? In the meantime, Martin wishes him a happy next year.

Weekend / féin
Dir. Rytis Dringelis / drama / Lithuania / 2025 / 15 min.

After the divorce, Mykolas returns to live with his parents and is in a hurry to rent the apartment where he lived with his ex-girlfriend. Facing the peculiarities of family life, he gets new tenants who remind him of the past.

Takeout / A Wake
Dir. Marius Pocevičius / drama / Lithuania / 2025 / 12 min.

During the pandemic, the daughter tries to organize a funeral for her mother as traditional as possible, so as not to spread unpleasant gossip, but the rumors still turn into chaos.

Home / Home
Dir. Rebeka Salomeja Kavaliauskaitė / animated / Lithuania / 2024 / 5 min.

A lonely person lives in a city full of people, but he does not see them. Black covers his brain and he loses touch with reality. The road is always the same up and then down. A man finds a red stone, as if searching for meaning, but it is not created. Not finding a way out of the city, a man freezes himself like a stone.

There will be no climax / Chin Up
Director. Gabija Beatričė Rimkutė / drama / Lithuania / 2025 / 10 min.

Julia, a promising twelfth-grade violinist, who has suffered emotional abuse from her speciality's teacher for many years, finally dares to resist when the teacher constantly criticizes her performance before a performance in an important competition. The teacher quickly quells her resistance with threats and pressure, but as she is about to leave the classroom, Julia has an idea. When Julia is about to go on stage, the teacher crosses the girl's personal boundaries and pushes her to realize the idea she had before.

Reminiscence
Dir. Kristijonas Dirsė / drama / Lithuania / 2024 / 12 min.

Jonas and Eleonora, a lovely old couple (80 years old) open the door of their apartment to a real estate broker. Eleonora hardly speaks, and Jonas keeps reminiscing about one or another happy moment of their life together in this apartment, emphasizing that they have been here since they were young. Eleonora continues a different version of the past in her mind. We also move into that story, seeing how the apartment looked in 1952, when she opened its door for the first time.

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