1991
The year 1991. A hot summer night. Lithuania-Belarus border. It is nearly dawn. There are two customs wagons on the roadside. One of them has been burnt down. In the other one, border guards sit in silence. Someone opens the door without knocking.
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Director’s Biography
Linas Žiūra
Linas Žiūra is a Lithuanian film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater with a Bachelor’s in cinematography in 2018 and worked on various films and commercials, starting as a camera assistant and then as a cinematographer. In 2019, he won the Best Young Cinematographer award from the Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers. In 2024, he received the Best Cinematography award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for feature-length documentary “Murmuring Hearts.” His directorial debut, “1991,” won Best Director at the European Brest Short Film Festival in 2023. He completed a Master’s in Film Directing in 2024, with his latest work titled “Whirlpool.”
Filmography:
1991 / 1991 (2023, short fiction)
Whirlpool / Sūkurys (2026, short fiction)
