Through Gloom

Blausos

A talkative taxi driver roams the nightly streets. An apathetic girl enters his car. The two don’t seem to connect, until she asks to make a stop with intent to cause harm. Does their shared trip even have a destination?

Information

Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Duration
18'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian

Team

Producer
Marija Kazlauskaitė
Script
Augustė Perstinevičiūtė, Arnas Balčiūnas
Cinematographer
Milda Juodvalkytė
Editor
Antanas Skridaila
Sound
Agatas Savickis
Composer
Simon Gimelstein
Cast
Arvydas Dapšys, Ieva Kaniušaitė
Production Company
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Contacts

Marija Kazlauskaitė

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)