
Eglė Vertelytė
Writing
Biography
Eglė Vertelytė is a Lithuanian filmmaker and screenwriter. She studied history at Vilnius University, filmmaking at the European Film College, and screenwriting at the National Film and Television School, in England.
Known For

Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town, finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
Miracle

Lonely Lithuanian teenager Rokas, whose mother works abroad, is trying to rise above his depressing post-socialist housing block by singing in a choir. His only refuge – his voice – quickly turns into a threat, as local gangs hunt him for being branded a snitch.
Concrete Kids

Two best friends who are passionate canteen chefs signed up for a high-class cooking reality show by faking their unimpressive resume. This contest will challenge their skills as well as their friendship, and the unexpected fame.
Tasty

Rimants is more interested in playing rugby, listening to music and dealing on the black market than studying for school, but when he falls in love with Monika, his faith in love and the future is tested.
Southern Chronicles

For more than a decade, Artūras Morozovas has been photographing people in vulnerable situations – those who have experienced the Russian occupation and its consequences, those affected by the war in Ukraine, and those experiencing social isolation in Lithuania. He explores social problems that are still felt in both countries as a result of the Soviet occupation.
In Passing

Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree is the heart-warming story of Hopscotch, a horse, and her animal friends at Christmas and aims to teach children that when they stay positive, sometimes they find the best solutions right under their noses.
Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree

A father, who unexpectedly gets custody of his teenage daughter, has a second chance to gain back her trust and rebuild their relationship.
The 9th Step

During a conference in a hotel, a woman in her mid-thirties meets a man that she used to date in her teenage years. She accuses him of ‘date-rape’ back then. She works at the conference and has to help him prepare for the presentation. They start to talk. It turns out that things were different than she thought for many years.
How to be a Human Being

A risk-averse man gets a great opportunity to invest other people's money in a profitable business.
Eine Schokoladen Lampe
A film about the "concrete kids” of Lithuania, who grew up in the nineties without their parents' love that were forced to grow up and live in the freedom they created: Teen Rokas' way to his own personal musical freedom and freedom from his mafia family and street violence.
Concrete Music

Three researchers from Vilnius University travel to Calcutta. There they meet Arjun - an astrologer who introduces the researchers to the world of "professional" astrologers in Bengal.
Managers of Luck

Two sisters go to a city. It is the place, they strongly believe, that all their dreams will be fulfilled. Because they are young, cheek and nothing can stop them. However, the more they try, the faster their dreams and hopes vanish.
Foxy Sisters

In a capitalist city, where people have kids to be proud of, a woman - Rose unexpectedly gives birth to a cat son. The Baby doesn’t behave as an ordinary baby and Rose struggles to love him. Rose tries her best to change him, even if it means changing his true nature. However, to find a connection she will need to learn to love him for whom he is and to remember something about herself that she has forgotten a long time ago.
My Dear Son
Josef, an inventor has been working on his robot - designed for hostage situations - Robomax, for a long time but not yet perfected him for sale. The prospective buyer, a Russian billionaire, is losing patience and gives him a last chance to sort it out. Josef brings the dangerous Robomax into his home, much to the chagrin of his wife, Mary, who is already annoyed with him for neglecting his young family for his work. The domestic environment creates some surprising challenges for Robomax... how will he cope?
Robomax

A twelve year old boy, living in a "yurt" but in love with hip hop and computer games is caught between modernity and tradition, aspirations and poverty and decides to become a Buddhist monk.