Present Continuous

Dabartistė

Burned-out activist Noja shelters a Ukrainian refugee, though she quit her services. Helping each other, they re-experience warmth, belonging, and closeness, proving that persons who once loved and were being loved, capable of taking care of each other, still exist no matter the circumstances. One night in a Ukrainian city under bombs changes their lives once again.

Information

Year
2026
Genre
Fiction
Duration
13'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian, ukrainian, english
Tags
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Team

Director
Goda Januškevičiūtė
Producer
Goda Januškevičiūtė
Script
Goda Januškevičiūtė
Cinematographer
Zbigniev Bartoševič
Editor
Mikas Žukauskas
Sound
Laurynas Kamarauskas, Kipras Varaneckas
Composer
Laurynas Kamarauskas
Cast
Teklė Kavtaradzė, Yelyzaveta Hrytsenko, Alexander Garibashvili, Kyrylo Kremenchuk, Gabija Jaraminaitė

Contacts

Goda Januškevičiūtė
goda.januskeviciute@gmail.com

Director’s Biography

Goda Januškevičiūtė

Film Directing Master’s Degree (MA) student at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, artistically focusing on improvisation in film. Previously worked in theatre, opera, journalism and film festivals in Lithuania and abroad. A member of the Vilnius Actors Studio. A board member of the Association of Lithuanian Cinema Culture (KKA). Present Continuous is her first short film, focused on cinematic improvisation.

 

Filmography

Present Continuous / Dabartistė (2026, short fiction)