Birutė Kapustinskaitė
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Ne tau, Martyna!

Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
Toxic

Lithuania, 1991. As the country is fighting its bloody last stand against the crumbling Soviet empire, a young US-German journalist discovers some documents that are essential for the KGB to maintain control of the “separatist” republics. The disappearance of these top-secret files starts a deadly and desperate chase across Eastern Europe, involving five individuals who are unknowingly interconnected through personal stories of love, betrayal and revenge.
Cold

Vilnius, four hot summer days. Goda is learning anew to have a relationship while dealing with past trauma. Juste always had a safe life, planned for her by others, as she finally realizes she wants to decide for herself. After twenty years of marriage Vytas leaves his family, unable to admit his true reasons. The voice of Anatolijus joins all of these stories and experiences into one breathless state, which every character is trying to escape on their way to finding freedom in a constantly changing society that keeps on developing new standards.
People We Know Are Confused

After the National Performing Arts Awards, the bus of actors returns home: everyone was nominated, but no one won. The bus is filled with thank-you speeches, karaoke and champagne. As the actors are driving along, they suddenly see their colleagues' car on the side of the road.
The Nominees
6 years old Milda's parents have emigrated. One day, a strange woman convinces the girl that her parents have been kidnapped by the very Queen of England. The girl decides to head for the biggest rescue mission of her life.
The Queen of England Stole My Parents

It's a feature-length narrative film about a middle-class couple, that wants to adopt the perfect little girl, but they end up being offered a rebellious 12-year-old boy.
Sasha Was Here

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.
Mothers

Maria returns to her former life after checking herself out of a rehabilitation clinic where she was being treated for panic attacks. To gain back her position as lead researcher and convince her family she is fine, she hides her breakdowns, which manifest themselves as crazy hallucinations. However, hiding her special condition while also competing for a neuroscience project and the love of her family proves to be more difficult than she’d thought.
I Am Fine, Thanks
Aldona, an intimacy coordinator on a film set, is devastated to discover her partner Audrius’s infidelity with multiple women. He claims to suffer from sex addiction. Having once been married to an alcoholic, Aldona is familiar with the risks, yet she chooses once again to take a leap of faith, hoping their bond can survive this test.
Hold Me Closer
Two strangers accidentally meet on a train and immediately find it hard to communicate. Too Young to Drive is a story about the hardship of finding ways to each other. Every year over ten thousand divorces are registered in Lithuania. At times when various means of communication are available to us, we are struggling to find ways and time to talk to a person close to us. Two people. One train. Different directions.