Past The Hill Of Napoleon’s Hat

Pravažiavus Napoleono Kepurę

A son picks his father up from a psychiatric hospital and takes him home to his grandparents. The father tries to revive their relationship, but the son, like the grandparents, is indifferent to him. They spend the day together.

Information

Year
2025
Genre
Fiction
Duration
15'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
No dialogues
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Team

Director
Arnas Balčiūnas
Producer
Augustė Puteikytė
Script
Arnas Balčiūnas
Cinematographer
Milda Juodvalkytė
Editor
Antanas Skridaila
Sound
Fausta Pilkaitė
Cast
Martynas Mockevičius, Darius Gumauskas
Production Company
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater

Contacts

Augustė Puteikytė
a.puteikyte@gmail.com

Director’s Biography

Arnas Balčiūnas

Arnas Balčiūnas is a Lithuanian film director and a graduate of KIMO (National Film School). His debut short, THROUGH GLOOM, won Best International Film at Friss Hús ISFF. His follow-up, HUBBLE’S LAW, has screened at more than 25 international festivals, while his bachelor’s graduation film, PAST THE HILL OF NAPOLEON’S HAT, received a Special Mention at Drama ISFF. CLASS PHOTO is his Master’s thesis film, premiering at Semaine de la Critique 2026. Arnas has received two Silver Crane awards (the Lithuanian National Film Awards) for Best Student Work of the Year.

 

Filmography:

Through Gloom / Blausos (2022, short fiction)

Hubble’s Law / Hablo dėsnis (2024, short fiction)

Past The Hill Of Napoleon’s Hat / Pravažiavus Napoleono Kepurę (2025, short fiction)

Morning Mosh / Kambariokai (2026, short fiction)

Interference / Interferencija (2026, short hybrid)

Class Photo / Klasės nuotrauka (2026, short fiction)