Gravity. Shorts

A Present Light
Luz de Presença

2021 / Portugal / drama

Director: Diogo Costa Amarante
Cast: Diana Neves Silva, João Castro, Gustavo Sumpta, Luís Miguel Cintra
Portuguese, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 19 min

On a rainy night, a sad man leaves his home to deliver a letter to someone who recently left him. At a corner, he meets a woman who warns him about the slippery road. This is how I met Diana. Suffering from a heartbreak, Gonçalo falls from his motorbike.

The Cracks
Szczeliny

2021 / Poland / drama

Director: Magdalena Gajewska
Cast: Jasmina Polak, Maciej Miszczak, Justyna Wasilewska
Polish, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 30 min

When thirty year old Teresa, falls into postpartum depression after childbirth, she along with her husband Tadeusz decides to temporarily move back to her childhood home in a small town. There Teresa unexpectedly runs into her past love, Anna. Strong emotions are reborn in both women.

I Was Max
Aš buvau Maksas

2021 / Lithuania / drama

Director: Lukas Kacinauskas
Cast: Šarūnas Zenkevičius, Matas Dirginčius
Lithuanian, with English subtitles, 21 min

It’s a short road film where Max goes on a date with another guy, Tadas, whom he met online. Max feels uncomfortable and timid so Tadas decides to act on his own initiative. Eventually, Max breaks down and reveals his true identity.

Techno, Mama

2021 / Lithuania / drama

Director: Saulius Baradinskas
Cast: Motiejus Aškelovičius, Neringa Varnelytė
Lithuanian, with English subtitles, 19 min

Nikita loves to listen to techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous Berghain club. His mother Irena doesn’t know about her son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.