"Relationships are a common theme in films, but it takes a lot of courage to speak about them authentically, to reflect and to take a step away from your own experience towards universal themes. Young Lithuanian filmmakers are trying to achieve this task through different types of cinema: animation, fiction, documentary and experimental cinema in this programme look at relationships with parents, saying goodbye to a dear friend, and the relationship with oneself." - Mantė Valiūnaitė, competition programme organiser. N-13 Much better Directed by. Skirmanta Jakaitė / animation / Lithuania / 2022 / 0.13 A man waits for the results of a test. He hopes for the worst, but at the same time hopes for the best. Anxious and frightened, he spends a week in limbo, neither here nor there, afraid of things that haven't happened yet. Number One Dir. Milda Augustaitytė / documentary / Lithuania / 2023 / 0.15 Twelve-year-old Arianas and his partner prepare for the Lithuanian Standard and Latin American Dance Championships. At an early age, dancers in ballroom dancing have to understand the adult world - to learn how to show masculinity, seduce women and sell themselves. But is that enough to win a championship? When I was a Malalai woman Dir. Severina Vaičiūnaitė / feature / Lithuania / 2023 / 0.18 Sofija returns to her abandoned childhood home, where she seeks solace in the memory of her adolescence, when her close friend Mykolas was about to leave. In Vilnius at night, through unexpected turns, she finds the courage to say goodbye. This film is about close friendships and the memories that inspire us to move on. Dear Dad Directed by. Austė Urbanavičiūtė / experimental / Lithuania, Germany / 2024 / 0.17 Young adults confess difficult experiences, feelings and memories from their childhood by looking at happy family moments captured on their parents' videotapes. How to integrate the complex experiences of childhood into adult life? In a bubble Directed by. Vilma Razmutė / animation / Lithuania / 2024 / 0.07 In 2150, the Earth is devastated by war and climate catastrophes. An artificial intelligence is evacuating individual capsuled humans to Mars. The protagonist Ben, named "018533" in this world, longs for his true home. Meditation is one of the ways he copes with this longing. Meanwhile, an AI monitors Ben to improve his mood. Suddenly, while Ben is meditating, a holographic fish gives him a gift. Berries Dir. Vytautas Katkus / fiction / Lithuania / 2022 / 0.15 A hot summer day. Above the garden house, the branches of a cherry tree are full of ripe berries, swaying from the wind and weight. In the first days of retirement, Dad invites his son to pick cherries in the garden. Dad tries not to rush anywhere, he wants to spend as much time as possible with his son, and the cherries remain in the background. Films with SKN subtitles and audio in Lithuanian. The screenings are adapted for deaf and hard of hearing people. What does this mean? The film will be screened with special subtitles (SKN) that tell you a little more than usual about the sounds in the film. Hearing viewers will not be disturbed by these subtitles, and deaf and hard of hearing viewers will be able to watch the film in full with hearing viewers. Event organiser: