Liepa and her daughter move to Germany in search of a fresh start, but soon have to deal with her family's disapproval and the challenges of metropolitan life.
Year of production 2026 Length 20' CountryLithuania Shooting Format s16 color negative film Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Dialogue Lithuanian, German, English
Director Eglė Razumaitė Production Companies KIMO LMTA National Film School, Plopsas Producer Lineta Lasiauskaitė Co-producer Alexey Zgonik Writer Eglė Razumaitė Cinematographer Nojus Drąsutis Composer Thomas Franz Seber Sound Designer Auksė Jurevičiūtė Sound Re-recording mix Vytis Puronas Editor Eglė Razumaitė Dialogues Eglė Razumaitė, Alexandra Bondarev Set Designers Annika Liesen (DE), Greta Dumbliauskaitė (LT) Graphic Designer Jokūbas Juršėnas Costume Designer Vaida Voraitė First Assistant Director Jūra Zemkauskaitė Makeup and Hair Anastasia Boukli (DE), Augustė Dominyka Kuzaitė (LT) Production Coordinator Jūra Zemkauskaitė Production Coordinator Assistants Cameron Spector, Pata Popov Location Manager in Berlin Jūra Zemkauskaitė Location Manager Assistant Cameron Spector First Assistant Camera Yannick Hasse First Assistant Camerain Vilnius Nikolas Verseckas Second Assistant Camera Dovydas Šaudys Chief Lighting TechnicianRobert Sampławski Chief Lighting Technician in Vilnius Adomas Kaikaris Best Girl Ūla Rubaževičiūtė Sound Assistant in Vilnius Rugilė Kačkauskaitė Production Assistant Maximilian Krämer Scripts Marvin Grae, Irina Trincanu Colourist Justinas Vencius English Translation Greta Kaikarytė English Subtitles Laura Pašilytė Cast Liepa Maknavičiūtė, Maya Šaškinaitė, Nico Garms, David Vilhena Klein, Vygantas Bachmackij, Julija Korpačiova, Octavia Lily Windish, Marija Kulinič Supported by Lithuanian Film Center
Director's Statement My intention with this short film was to highlight the shift in the sex industry and to ask: How do we redefine prostitution on screen? Despite societies moving toward legal and political recognition of sex workers, we still tend to stigmatize, discriminate against, and violate their rights. The moral argument against prostitution lost its validity at the end of the 19th century, yet we continue to evaluate other people’s choices based on our own fears about sex and the value of human life. The reality is very different today, as sexual services have deterritorialized into the private sphere with the rise of OnlyFans, TikTok, and Instagram. If in the past a prostitute was perceived as “urban decay” relegated to the outskirts, nowadays she might be the caring neighbor you greet every morning in a wealthy area. What is a prostitute in the 21st century, and aren’t we all, in different ways, offering our bodies and time to the same bureaucratic machinery that governs our economic survival? At the time of making this film, I found myself missing the voices of contemporary filmmakers who portray women and trans women doing sex work and engage with today’s discourse challenging conventional cinematic narratives of prostitution. I chose a hybrid docu-fiction approach, casting real OF creator Liepa and her daughter, structuring the narrative around an ambiguous conflict and the rhythms of everyday life - seeking first an intellectual perception and then transforming it into an emotional invitation. The main change, after all, is not meant to happen to the protagonist but to us - the spectators.
