THE NOMINEES
​​​​by Birutė Kapustinskaitė

15min | Lithuania | 2024

Having lost out on the award for the best actress of the year, Aldona becomes the hero of the day.

Original Title Nominantai
Year of production 2024
Length 15'
Country Lithuania
Shooting Format Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Dialogue Lithuanian
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Director Birute Kapustinskaite
Producers Ruta Petronyte, Dagne Vildziunaite
Production Just a Moment
Writer Birute Kapustinskaite
Cinematographer Vytautas Katkus (LAC)
Production Design Sigita Simkunaite
Editor Gabriele Urbonaite
Sound Design Dominyka Adomaityte
Casting Directors Ugne Siauciunaite, Marija Kavtaradze
Composer Agne Matuleviciute
​Cast Aldona Vilutyte, Rasa Samuolyte, Rytis Saladzius, Kiril Glusajev, Martynas Nedzinskas, Lukas Malinauskas, Aiste Zabotkaite, Darius Meskauska, Vaidotas Martinaitis

Website
​Just a Moment

Festival selections
Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius International Film Festival 2024, Lithuania - World Premiere
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2024, Hungary
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024, USA
​Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival​ 2024, Spain
​​​​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2024, Portugal
​​Anonimul Film Festival 2024, Romania
​​Concorto Film Festival 2024, Italy
​Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2024, Georgia
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2024, Germany
​Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2024, Germany
​​Ha Noi International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam
​​Vilnius Short Film Festival 2025, Lithuania
​Jagran Film Festival 2025, India - Best International Short Film Award
​Festival du Cinéma Européen Lille 2025, France
​Film O'Clock International Festival 2025
​Ennesimo Film Festival 2025, Italy
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Director’s Statement
​Awards, various other forms of recognition, incentives, and attention are important in every person’s life, regardless
of their profession. But the universal human desire to be recognised and appreciated makes us vulnerable.
Admitting one’s vulnerability, whether when winning or losing, is often difficult. When we face reality - in the case
of our characters, it is a road accident - all judgments cease to matter, be it of ourselves or others, and we can hear ourselves again: our fears and imperfections.
And then, we can get back on stage and become heroes of the day. I tend to enjoy telling dramatic stories with light humour, turning simple situations into a chain of endless misunderstandings and finding drama in everyday life.
For me, the cinema is a place where I can not only reflect
on life situations but also allow myself to look at them
​from a different angle, using visual means to convey anxiety,
inner states, and fears, bringing them to the front, giving the invisible feeling a visible body and action.