The Pushers

Varovai

It is late at night in the city. A middle-aged woman hears garage doors opening. A young girl Saulė returns to her mother’s house frightened. The mother sees her daughter standing soaked from the rain, so she tries to find out why she suddenly came back. After a few unsuccessful attempts from the mother to start a conversation, the daughter admits that her ex-boyfriend is stalking her. Watching her be upset, the mother gets the idea to take revenge on the boyfriend.

Information

Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Duration
10'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian
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Team

Director
Simona Jurkuvėnaitė
Producers
Morta Verbickaitė, Augustė Puteikytė
Script
Simona Jurkuvėnaitė
Cinematographer
Nojus Drąsutis
Editor
Antanas Skridaila
Sound
Rugilė Kačkauskaitė, Marius Pakštas
Composer
Bartas Česnavičius
Cast
Irena Sikorskytė, Airida Gintautaitė
Production Company
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Contacts

Morta Verbickaitė
mortaverbickaite@gmail.com

Director’s Biography

Simona Jurkuvėnaitė

Simona Jurkuvėnaitė (b. 2000) holds a bachelor’s degree in screenwriting and is currently studying for a master’s in film directing at the Lithuanian National Film School (KIMO).  Her short films “The Pushers” (2023) and “After Classes” (2025) were selected to compete in the national competition at the Vilnius Short Film Festival.

 

Filmography:

The Pushers / Varovai (2023, short fiction)

I Sold My Classmate / Pardaviau klasiokę (2021, short fiction, screenwriter)

Surplace / Išleistuvės (2025, short fiction)

After Classes / Parkas. Po pamokų (2025, short fiction)