The festival’s most popular and widely anticipated programme is back! Sticking to the tradition, Short Film Night invites viewers to test their stamina with a short film all-nighter. A 5-hour–programme consisting of 20 films from all over the world will be presented at exclusive screenings on 20th January only. Don’t miss your chance to see this year’s top Lithuanian and international films.

Duration: 300 min. For audience above 16 years old

Programme films:

By Flávio

dir. Pedro Cabeleira \ Fiction \ Portugal, France \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 27 min.

Márcia, wannabe digital influencer, lands a promising date with Da Reel Chullz, a famous rapper, but has no one to leave Flávio, her son, with. The solution is to take him with her.

Mothers

dir. Birutė Kapustinskaitė \ Fiction \ Lithuania \ 2021 \ eng. subt. \ 15 min.

Aldona is the single mother of a daughter, Miglė, who is soon to become a mother herself. When Miglė comes to visit for the weekend during the last days of her pregnancy, Aldona tries to show how much she cares, but instead starts to control her daughter. Step by step, Aldona pushes the boundaries between the two, until she crosses the line.

At Little Wheelie 3 Days Ago

dir. Andrew Stephen Lee \ Fiction \ USA \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 18 min.

When a soul-shaking viral video shudders through town, a jobless father struggles to keep hold of his existence.

Goodbye Jerome!

Au revoir Jérôme!

dir. Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr \ Animation \ France \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 8 min.

Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help him. Jerome wants to continue the relationship he had when he was alive with his wife, but in this paradise Maryline no longer wants to be with him, she wants to experience something else. The story of the film could be summed up by the phrase "until death do us part"!

Bergie

dir. Dian Weys \ Fiction \ South Africa Republic \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 7 min.

A law enforcement officer has to remove people that are homeless in order to make way for a 10km fun-run.

Tell Me You Love Me

dir. Elena Rožukaitė \ Fiction \ Lithuania \ 2023 \ eng. subt. \ 28 min.

A love story through a process of separation.

Deerwoods Deathtrap

dir. James P. Gannon \ Documentary \ USA \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 9 min.

50 years ago Jack and Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.

Bestia

dir. Hugo Covarrubias \ Animation \ Chile \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 15 min.

Based on true events, "Bestia" explores the life of a secret police agent during the military dictatorship in Chile. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveals a grim fracture of her mind and of the country.

Will You Look at Me

Dang wo wang xiang ni de shi hou

dir. Shuli Huang \ Documentary \ China \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 20 min.

As a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search for himself, a long due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.

Starfuckers

dir. Antonio Marziale \ Fiction \ USA \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 14 min.

An intimate evening between a film director and a companion is disrupted when a familiar face arrives.

Noir Soleil

Noir-Soleil

dir. Marie Larrivé \ Animation \ France \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 20 min.

After an earthquake in Naples bay, the body of a man is found. The Italian police believe the man killed himself 40 years ago. They contact Dino and his daughter Victoria for a DNA test. During this unexpected journey together, the young woman digs into her father's mysterious past while Dino immerses himself unwillingly in the scenery of his childhood.

Tank Fairy

桶妝仙女

dir. Erich Rettstadt \ Fiction \ Taiwan, USA \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 10 min.

Once upon a time, the magical Tank Fairy delivered tanks of gas (with plenty of sass) to the home of young Jojo, a lonely dreamer in need of a glittery godmother…

Romance

dir. Álvaro de Miguel \ Fiction \ Spain \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 17 min.

Laura meets Carlos at a party. They dance, drink and have fun on a night that will be hard to forget.

Liturgy of Anti-tank Obstacles

dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk \ Documentary \ Ukraine, USA \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 12 min.

In the nationwide resistance, every citizen tries to be helpful. Ukrainians change professions and adapt to the wartime needs. Sculptors fabricate anti-tank obstacles in their art workshops. Just like the Terracotta Army, silent figures of Ukrainian personalities, angels, Cossacks and multiple copies of Jesus Christ froze in anticipation of new creations. Craftsmen weld metal defense items for the Armed Forced of Ukraine.

Through gloom

dir. Arnas Balčiūnas \ Fiction \ Lithuania \ 2022 \ eng. subt. \ 17 min.

A talkative taxi driver roams the nightly streets. An apathetic girl enters his car. The two don't seem to connect, until she asks to make a stop with intent to cause harm. Does their shared trip even have a destination?

Sierra

dir. Sander Joon \ Animation \ Estonia \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt.\ 16 min.

A father and his son are losing the folk race. In order to win, the boy turns himself into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world.

Marblehead

dir. Kevin Walker, Jack Auen \ Fiction \ USA \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 10 min.

A cryptic man's little life. He lives amongst the graves at New Redeemer Cemetery.

Horticulture

Hortikultura

dir. Ćapin Silva \ Fiction \ Croatia \ 2021 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 15 min.

Upon arriving at their small apartment on the sea, Anđelka and Vlado find the garden neglected, and the roses and oleander withered. They learn that the reason for this is the tragedy that befell their neighbor Miljenko, a local islander who took care of their oasis of peace out of season. Despite their understanding and compassion, Anđelka and Vlado are restless: the numbers don’t add up, and the calculation is hard to ignore.

Bird in the Peninsula

dir. Atsushi Wada \ Animation \ France \ 2022 \ lt., eng. subt. \ 16 min.

Children dance to music under the supervision of their teacher. A young girl attends the scene and comes to disturb their ritual.

Sh

dir. Julius Stakišaitis \ Fiction \ Lithuania \ 2023 \ eng. subt. \ 3 min.

On a casual walk to take out the trash, nameless man gets consumed by guilt as he remembers all the recent moments of helplessness.