Unfolding. In grace

Maža laimė, bet mano

During an unsuccessful attempt to leave a toxic relationship, Monika realises she fights the wrong enemy. Rediscovering her Jewish roots leads her to a profound self awareness towards self-love.

Information

Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Duration
16'
Production country
Lithuania
Dialogues
Lithuanian

Team

Producer
Laura Tamošiūnaitė, Ieva Biliūnaitė
Script
Laura Tamošiūnaitė, Anelė Kerpauskaitė
Cinematography
Julius Sičiūnas
Editing
Dominykas Kilčiauskas
Sound designer
Saulius Urbanavičius, MPSE
Cast
Vilma Raubaitė, Darius Gumauskas
Production company
Studija Oktava LT

Contacts

Laura Tamošiūnaitė

Director's biography

Laura Tamošiūnaitė

Laura Tamošiūnaitė was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, into a family of musicians, and her earliest memories revolve around her captivation with creative performance.

Passionate about the archaic world and delving into the truths of the subconscious mind, Laura uses these tools to integrate into her cinematic experiences the modern world of man.

Laura draws on two master’s degrees – one in Audiovisual Management from the Media Business School in Ronda and another in Film Directing from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Having a long experience in film production as a producer, in 2014 Laura created the film studio Oktava LT, possesses a strong artistic point of view and the ability to be a scriptwriter and directing producer, and to organise and lead substantial production teams of highly skilled individuals in the co- creation process of filmmaking.

Laura’s last three short films travelled internationally (“Grand prix for the Best Student short film” at Bastau IFF (2019), “Best music award” at RAVAC IFF, Moldova (2019). “Fanaberia. Switch on the light” (2021) is a short film-haiku, based on one of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s comics.

Laura is in the pre-production stage of a feature length fiction film, written by Jaroslav Melnik, the same Lithuanian novelist who wrote her previous short film, “Visiting God”.

Filmography
Rhythm Of The Nights / Ritme nakties (2016, short documentary)
Woman And Time Passing By / Moteris ir slenkantis laikas (2016, short fiction)
Visiting God / Svečiuose pas Dievą (2017, short fiction)
A Dream Of The Sleeping Bull / Miegančio jaučio sapnas (2017, short documentary)
The Sermon / Pamokslas (2017, short documentary)
Out Like A Light / Laimei einant, užmigęs buvau (2019, short fiction)
Fanaberia. Switch on the light / Fanaberija. Įsijunk šviesą (2020, short fiction, based on A. Jodorowsky comics from a book “The Panic Fables”)
Royal Room / Rojalio kambarys (2021, fiction)
Unfolding. In grace / Maža laimė, bet mano (2023, short fiction)