Baltic Shorts 2023 Market Screening

The Fall | Krytis
dir. Eglė Razumaitė
fiction, 2023, 22’
Lithuania

The site manager of the Palace of Culture, Sports and Entertainment is thwarted by a call from his wife. Meanwhile, in the palace lobby, the children gather for a martial arts training session, from which two boys escape. 

 

Planets and Robots | Planetos ir robotai
dir. Antanas Skučas, Julius Zubavičius
animation, 2023, 6’
Lithuania

Film is generated by AI for humans. Don’t worry humans are creative and better than AI. You are the ones who will always have the upper hand because you have the ability to imagine, feel, and love. Thank you for existing.

 

Let’s Start from the Beginning
dir. Rūta Znotiņa
fiction, 2023, 26’
Latvia

The middle-aged rock enthusiast Raimonds dreams of becoming a guitar player for a legendary rock and roll band. He attempts to achieve this goal by making a music video for them. However, the drama starts, when a young film student Rūta gets involved.

 

Child’s Play | Lapsemäng
dir. Silver Õun
fiction, 2023, 13’
Estonia

When dads leave their 6-year old sons unattended outside to chop the wood, an accident happens that no parents want to see. A finger is missing. But whose fault was it actually, nobody seems to know. As also the finger’s location.

 

Eeva     
dir. Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov     
animation, 2022, 16’
Estonia / Croatia

It’s pouring down with rain at the funeral. There’s a lot of crying, too much wine, several woodpeckers and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.