Lithuanian Animation
2018 archive

This selection includes everything from the most memorable works by students to virtuoso short films, offering audiences a unique opportunity to explore the diversity of Lithuanian animation.

Last Stop Is The Moon
Last Stop Is The Moon

A story of a girl who is trying to deal with illness inside her imagination. Imagining illness as Lion and herself as a Unicorn she goes through different stages of accepting illness.

Directed by: Birutė Sodeikaitė
Producer: Agnė Adomėnė
Screenplay: Birutė Sodeikaitė
Country: Lithuania / Poland
Language: English with Lithuanian subtitles
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 9 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Woods
Woods

The old hermit scientist tries to catch the mythical creature, which lives in the forest and glows in the dark, in order to complete his Exclusive Collection. He constructs a trap but soon gets into the uncomfortable situation himself.

Directed by: Ignas Meilūnas
Producers: Kristina Ramanauskaitė, Ingrida Kolytė – Stašinskė, Ignas Meilūnas, Ramojus Petrauskas, Aurimas Pukevičius
Screenplay: Ignas Meilūnas
Country: Lithuania
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 12 min
Age recommendation: N-14

My Birth
My Birth

“My Birth” is a confrontation with the fear of nocturnal forests, its dwellers and deep darkness.

Directed by: Eglė Mameniškytė
Producer: Eglė Mameniškytė
Screenplay: Eglė Mameniškytė
Country: Lithuania
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 3:19 min
Age recommendation: N-14

After Death Before Hell
After Death Before Hell

A story of a girl who is trying to deal with illness inside her imagination. Imagining illness as Lion and herself as a Unicorn she goes through different stages of accepting illness.

Directed by: Tomas Ramanauskas
Producer: Agnė Adomėnė
Screenplay: Tomas Ramanauskas
Country: Lithuania
Language: English with Lithuanian subtitles
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 10:19 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Running Lights
Running Lights

This is a story about the eternal miracle of life and death. The unfortunate death of a wild hare turns into a remarkable experience for children who find his body and bury it in a sand box. Now buried, the hare’s life fades away and dozens of magical creatures that lived inside him leave his body in search for a new home. The hare’s life ends by merging with nature, but is reborn in the plants and animals around it. This fairy-tale for children encourages us to think about what death is.

Directed by: Gediminas Šiaulys
Producer: Miglė Pelakauskė
Screenplay: Andrius Kirvela, Gediminas Šiaulys
Country: Lithuania/ India/ Finland
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 10 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Bluebeard
Bluebeard

It seems that a piece of someone’s beard is kept in the dark labyrinth of a monastery. The beard is blue, sky-blue to be exact. Why must it remain hidden? Is it a relic of Bluebeard, the wife-murderer who had such great power of attraction? Is it still dangerous? Or attractive?

Directed by: Giedrė Narušytė Boots
Producer: Rasa Miškinytė
Screenplay: Giedrė Narušytė Boots
Country: Lithuania / Belgium
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 4:35 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Conversations
Conversations

“Conversations” is a short animation that celebrates the rituals and quirkiness of every day interactions, ranging from the silent to the overwhelming.

Directed by: Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Producer: Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Screenplay: Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Country: Lithuania
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2016
Running time: 2 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Look
Look

Human activity does not always have a positive outcome to our planet. Animated film “Look” looks at natural cycles between humans and animals. Dare to look and change the world.

Directed by: Meinardas Valkevičius
Producers: Akvilė Bliujūtė, Meinardas Valkevičius
Screenplay: MeinArt komanda
Country: Lithuania
Language: No dialogue
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 3:30 min
Age recommendation: N-14

Here
Here

Poetic, sound, musical, audiovisual animation, which went on to the inner quest for immortality. Anxiety is that somebody is watching us from there or here.

Directed by: Virgis Malčius
Producer: Virgis Malčius
Screenplay: Virgis Malčius
Country: Lithuania
Language: Music video in Lithuanian with no subtitles
Year of release: 2017
Running time: 4:22 min
Age recommendation: N-14