Big Loop Small Loop
Architecture student Paulius is faced with a moral choice, after discovering his beloved professor is one of the creatures wanted by police and hunted by Paulius’ vigilante friends.
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Director's biography
Tomas Vengris
Tomas Vengris is a Lithuanian/American filmmaker. He received his BA from Columbia University and completed his MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, CA.
His directorial debut “Motherland” won the “European Audience” award at the ArteKino Film Festival, “Best Film” in the Baltic Competition at the PÖFF – Black Nights Film Festival, and was selected in the Narrative Category for the 2020 European Film Awards.
Tomas has worked as an editor under many internationally acclaimed filmmakers (including Terrence Malick and Kelly Reichardt). His feature editing work has garnered international praise, including the Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
Filmography:
Voveraitė (2015, short fiction)
Gimtinė (2019, fiction)
Penkios su puse meilės istorijos, nutikusios viename Vilniaus bute (2023, fiction)
Big Loop Small Loop (2024, short fiction)
Žanete Skarule
Žanete Skarule is a Riga-born filmmaker. Over the years, she has worked on film production in New York and Los Angeles, where she also graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with an MFA in Film Directing.
Žanete works in different genres and techniques – fiction, documentary, experimental, and most recently, VR. Filmmakers like Jonas Mekas, regarded as the godfather of avant-garde cinema, have left a significant impact on her artistic practice. Žanete worked in Mekas’ New York-based studio until 2012, when she started her journey as a filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature documentary “Flying Monks Temple” (2017) still continues to play at international festivals.
Filmography:
Flying Monks Temple / Skraidančių vienuolių šventykla (2017, documentary)
Fable / Pasaka (short fiction)
Big Loop Small Loop (2024, short fiction)
