Movies: Lyja Maknavičiūtė

After 30 years of exile in Paris, Jana travels back to Vilnius. She wants to see again the lake that Paulius, her first love, called “Walden”....

Rokas and Inga, a couple of young Lithuanians, volunteer to drive a cargo van of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. They cross the vast snowy lands of the Donbass region, drifting into the lives of those affected by the war....

Elena meets up with her mother Daiva, who is living abroad and has returned to Lithuania to sell the family’s uninhabited apartment. While Daiva rushes to get the apartment in order before the buyers arrive, Elena has other plans – to get her long-lo...

Inspired by a poem of the same name, this videopoetry work immerses viewers in a world where passion and friendship intertwine to overcome life’s challenges....

Matas returns to his neighborhood in Vilnius (Lithuania) after fleeing the war in Ukraine. He finds his wife and the friends he left behind when he joined the conflict....

Gustas acts strangely, begs to be woken up — as if trying to escape a dream. Gustas calls his sister — no answer. He and his friends find themselves in an underground club. Music hypnotizes Gustas. Later, Gustas returns to his home. In bed lies his s...