KINO NIGHT, the most popular and anticipated, unbreakable festival tradition, is back! The generous 5-hour programme includes 20 inspiring, tear-jerking, eyebrow-raising and nerve-racking films. This programme will be screened in exclusive screenings only on 19 January. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy the most creative films of recent years by foreign and Lithuanian filmmakers that have impressed international festival juries and audiences! Running time: 300 min. Censored: N-16 Films in the programme: How Wonderful It Is / Paradise Europe Dir. Paulo Menezes, Leandro Goddinho / feature / Germany, Brazil / 2023 / 17 min. In Berlin, thousands of people take to the streets to protest against unaffordable rents and the abolition of the rent control law. On the same day, a homosexual Brazilian immigrant, who has just been evicted, seeks a new place to live and his personal life collapses along with the city around him. Hubble's Law Directed by. Arnas Balčiūnas / feature / Lithuania / 2024 / 18 min. A mischievous young man fails to fit in on a construction site. When a co-worker is seriously injured, tensions between the workers rise. Human Resources Dir. Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek, Trinidad Plass Caussade / animation / France / 2022 / 4 min. Andy arrives at the recycling company at the appointed time, accompanied by a friend who films everything. He is greeted by his secretary Vanda. We see the whole process, right down to the last moments of Andy's life. I Was Once Lost Dir. Emma Limon / Feature / France / 11 min. One night in 2008, my father John got lost in a suburb of Boston. Recordings of a Weather Camera Dir. Bernhard Wenger / fiction / Austria, Germany / 2023 / 19 min. A ski resort in the Austrian Alps. A camera set up to film the majesty of the mountains occasionally captures a panorama of ugly human behaviour: relationship boundaries crossed, unpleasant encounters and a tragedy that seems to have happened on the same spot. A Study of Empathy Dir. Hilke Rönnfeldt / fiction / Denmark, Germany / 2023 / 14 min. Dana wants to show empathy. Penelope wants to study empathy. Penelope's artistic experiment draws Dana into a whirlpool of feelings. The Waves / The Waves Dir. Yumi Joung / animation / South Korea / 2023 / 9 min. Waves wash up on an empty beach. One by one, several people of different ages appear. Each one performs certain actions to the rhythm of the crashing waves. It seems like it will never end, but suddenly everyone leaves the beach. Only the waves remain. Berries / Cherries Dir. Vytautas Katkus / feature / Lithuania / 2022 / 15 min. A hot summer day. The cherry boughs above the garden house 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. None of These Dir. Patricio Martínez, Francisco Cantón / feature / Argentina, Spain / 2023 / 17 min. Driving with her daughter through a wealthy neighbourhood, a mother accidentally wanders into the flower garden of a luxury villa. The daughter has to find a way out before her mother, who is fascinated by the house and its owner, makes more porridge. Hideous Dir. Yann Gonzalez / Feature / Great Britain / 22 min. In this three-part musical, pop star Oliver Sim takes part in a talk show that quickly turns into a surreal hallucination of love, shame and blood. A Kind of Testament Dir. Stephen Vuillemin / animation / France / 2023 / 16 min. A girl discovers a cartoon on the internet, apparently made from her private selfies. A stranger confesses to identity theft. But the answer to the question "Why?" is overtaken by death. And How Miserable is the Home of Evil Dir. Saleh Kashefi / documentary / Switzerland, Iran / 2023 / 7 min. A dictator spends the last moments of his life sitting in a house where people are breaking in. -15 / -15 Dir. Rinaldas Tomaševičius / fiction / Lithuania / 2023 / 28 min. After 15 years in prison, Alexei is released on probation. He is helped by a sympathetic social worker. A man gets a job as a food delivery boy. Night-time Vilnius is full of provocative situations. Alexei restrains himself every now and then and tries not to follow the old bandit habits. Depressed by guilt, he tries to reconcile with his daughter Maja, who has become a prostitute. Barbecue / Grill Dir. Jade Hærem Aksnes / fiction / Norway / 2023 / 18 min. Tara's application for an electricity allowance is rejected by the social services and she is offered a free barbecue. This task forces Tara to make unpleasant decisions. A satirical look at a rich Scandinavian country's relationship with poverty, inspired by true events. Margarethe 89 Dir. Lucas Malbrun / animation / France / 2023 / 18 min. Leipzig, 1989 A young punk, Margarethe, rebels against the East German regime and is committed to a mental hospital. She dreams of escaping to her lover, the punk rock musician Heinrich. Although the regime's days are numbered, Stasi informers swarm around. Lemon Tree Dir. Rachel Walden / Feature / USA / 2023 / 17 min. At a Halloween carnival, a young father steals a magician's rabbit to cheer up his ten-year-old son. The thrill of the theft is not long in evaporating into reality as the little boy, together with his father and the new pet, makes his way home safely. Bugs Dir. Gwai Lou / Feature / Malaysia / 2023 / 14 min. During a live webcast from a Malaysian village, Farid accidentally gets bitten. One of his followers offers to do it again, only for money. Municipal Relaxation Module Dir. Matthew Rankin / fiction / Canada / 2022 / 6 min. Ken has a great offer for a bench. 27 / 27 Dir. Flora Anna Buda / animation / France, Hungary / 2023 / 11 min. Alice turns 27. She still lives with her parents, albeit with a bit of a heartburn, and often dreams of escaping her gloomy daily life. While cycling home from a psychedelic party on the roof of a factory, Alice gets into an accident. Maybe this will give her the courage to finally grow up? Oflainu / Offline Dir. Mauritz Brekke Solberg, Daniel Fure Schwarz / fiction / Norway / 2023 / 16 min. When discussing the final montage of the commercial, a diversity expert criticises the excessive similarity between the two characters. To make it easier for the audience to tell the difference, he suggests that one of them lightens his skin.