Quartz
Soviet Lithuania. Winter at school. The authorities introduce regular quartz lamp sessions so that children could get more vitamin D. But for a sixth-grader Jokūbas, vitamin D is not important, he cares about a cool classmate, sadly this is a one-sided feeling. During the first quartz lamp session, the boy bravely violates the rules in order to impress his crush.
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Team
Directors’ Biographies
Klaudija Matvejevaitė
Born in Vilnius in 1995. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Film Directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2018 and earned her Master’s degree in Directing there in 2024, studying under Marija Kavtaradze and Laurynas Bareiša. She works as a casting director, assistant director on film sets, and directs and edits TV shows for LRT television. Her cinematic interests include exploring themes of love, authenticity, and human connections, as well as women’s experiences in the world and the fusion of genre and auteur cinema. Currently, Klaudija is developing a feature film script, working on the post-production of the short film “All in”, and searching for protagonists for a documentary TV series on unconventional friendships.
Filmography
The Last Day / Paskutinė diena (2017, short fiction)
When You Cross The River / Kai perplauksi upę (2018, short fiction)
Quartz / Kvarcas (2018, short fiction)
Knock 3 Times / Pabelsk 3 kartus (2021, short fiction)
Small Talk (2023, short documentary)
All in / Koziriai (2024, short fiction)
Odeta Riškutė
Odeta Riškutė (b. 1993) is a young cinematographer. In 2012, she graduated from Westminster College. In 2018, Odeta graduated from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with a BA in Cinematography. During the 9th edition of Lithuanian Cinematography Awards, she was named the best young Lithuanian cinematographer of the year. “Quartz” is Odeta’s directorial debut.
