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 Director Birute Kapustinskaite Producers Ruta Petronyte, Dagne Vildziunaite Production Just a Moment Writer Birute Kapustinskaite Cinematographer Vytautas Katkus (LAC) Production DesignSigita 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
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 Festival2024, 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 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.
