National Film School KIMO

A thirteen-year-old boy Marius is an outcast who often feels invisible to the world around him. One day, he becomes intrigued by a mysterious incident at school, where his biology teacher is injured with a snowball thrown by an unknown classmate.

A shy eighth-grader comes across an older girl who is posing naked in an abandoned building. A new friendship offers her a glimpse of the intriguing world of adulthood.

One summer, a twelve-year-old girl works at her grandma's bistro, full of strange adults.

Woman searches for her torn-off fingernail - the only thing that could prove that what her body remembers is not just a nightmare.

Teenage girl's reality begins to shatter after her younger sister disappears and long forgotten truth begins to reveal itself

Martynas' peaceful morning is disrupted by the return of his roommate with a girlfriend. His curiosity soon becomes part of the couple's game.

Where does the Ukrainian road home begin and where does it end? The poetic journey follows a Ukrainian actress, Yelyzaveta, who emigrated to Lithuania, traveling back to her homeland country ravaged by war. Will we reach the final destination? How to reach home? Relatives? How to get back to the past which no longer exists? Can we wake up from the dream?

Artūras finds his serenity by reviving discounted plants in his garden. Considering the Lithuanian climate, one of those plants is an exotic one— Amorphophallus. It is known for its distinctive smell, which reminds of rotting flesh. Artūras, however, is used to this, as he works as an autopsy technician. His sensitive view of the world merges the contrasts of both life and death. He shares his genuine thoughts, buried beneath work that most of us find resentful. Just like the smell of the corpse flower.

The Lost Land is a short documentary about an ancient forest that sank beneath the Baltic Sea 12,000 years ago. The film follows Professor Vladas Žulkus and his team as they explore the seabed and study the remains of the trees. Their discoveries help us understand the past and reveal how climate change could reshape our coastline in the future.

While a beekeper living on the border of Latvia awaits for a constantly deteriorating harvest of honey, the residents of the country decide to search for their „honey“ in the capital or abroad, leaving behind man-made landscapes frozen in time, all of which tell stories about the life that once flourished in the smaller cities.

A team of filmmakers travels around Lithuania’s summer festivals – from Midsummer’s Day and Assumption Day to the first day of September, which marks the end of summer – capturing short, playful moments of their journey on 16 mm film. By asking people they meet about miracles, faith, childhood, and memories, the filmmakers unexpectedly reveal hidden stories and sensitive confessions.

Different people walk along the same street and talk about strange things. References to an approaching end gradually appear in their everyday conversations.

While revisiting his now-abandoned school, Ignas runs into a former classmate. As they wander through corridors filled with conflicting memories, they try to capture what will soon be gone.

A man remembers his “normal” childhood.

Seeking a sense of freedom and a break from everyday chaos, four friends wander through places in Vilnius Old Town that most people never see. Together, they discover a hidden part of the city where they seem to become invisible, the world feels calmer, and their bond grows stronger.

An experimental film about a meaningless end.

As the holidays approach, Danas returns to the place where he grew up. There, he reunites with a childhood friend, revisits familiar places, and recalls family stories and moments from the past. However, upon returning, he realizes that much has changed. The places and people that once felt close now seem more distant and somewhat unfamiliar.