Film “SPA” still. Foto: Akvile Zilionyte

Short Films ‘Linger, Oh Beautiful Moment’

Ieva Juodelytė, Eglė Davidavičė, Milda Baginskaitė, Martynas Norvaišas, Ieva Šakalytė

A program of five recent Lithuanian short films explores everyday moments and follows people through their daily lives. Whether sticking to routine or stepping away from it, the characters encounter experiences that slowly shape their understanding of themselves. From a mother facing silence during a solo vacation, a teenage girl finding confidence in her body, to a father and son keeping old family traditions alive – these stories show how simple acts — like shopping lists, shared traditions, or moments of rest — can create space for reflection, connection, and change. Together, these films remind us that not everything valuable has to be useful — some things matter simply because they feel true.

Duration: 71 min.

Films in the programme:

Mauna

dir. Ieva Juodelytė / fiction / 15 min. / 2025

When the mother of four children goes on vacation for the first time, she does not encounter a wonderful natural landscape, but the inconvenience of being without family, household and children, in which she discovers the need to hear herself.

The One Who Knows

dir. Eglė Davidavičė / animation / 12 min. / 2024

Ūla is an introverted and anxious teenager who likes swimming. One ordinary morning at swimming practice, she is taken on an unexpected adventure, through which she grows-up, learns to accept herself and to see her body anew.

Beer

dir. Milda Baginskaitė / documentary / 24 min. / 2024

In a charming Lithuanian village, a father and son’s delicate bond is tested as they carry on an ancestral beer-making tradition in preparation for the annual harvest celebration.

I Buy

dir. Martynas Norvaišas / documentary / 8 min. / 2024

A diverse crowd of shop goers at the mall parking lot shares what has ended up in their trunks after the weekly shopping. Item after item this collective shopping list becomes a meditative flow of things and evokes a peculiar nostalgic feeling. Both an urge to set roots deep in life and curiosity to experience it beyond the mundane starts to unveil behind the necessities satisfying day-to-day life. Oddly, this short doc reflects buying in terms of existentialism, not consumerism.

SPA

dir. Ieva Šakalytė / fiction / 12 min. / 2024

Four exhausted women, who don’t know each other, accidentally meet at the SPA center. There they get into uncomfortable situations, which happens to be the first step to face their personal problems. Moreover, there is a fifth character, it’s the SPA center itself, trying to be perfect, but failing.