FI Want My Inner Dog to Wear Pearls
2025–2026 / Finland, Belgium, Romania, Lebanon, India, Germany, Latvia / 6 competition shorts
With English and Lithuanian subtitles, 96 min
September 5, 2026, 9.00 PM
Skalvija, A. Goštauto g. 2, Vilnius
(tickets at skalvija.lt)
I Want My Inner Dog to Wear Pearls
2025 / Belgium, Romania / animation
Director: Valeriu Andrișcă
Cast: Bernice Cherrett
English, with Lithuanian subtitles, 30 min
Diaspora siblings Victor (he/they) and Alexandra (she/they) travel back to Romania for a wedding. In a tense social context marked by TV politics, social media censorship, synthetic online revolution and the offline increase of hatred acts, Victor takes the opportunity to document their family’s history of weaving rugs just to discover that even tapestry can result into a debate about gender, tradition, stolen spaces and resistance. At the table Alexandra and Victor seem to have the same values, but slightly different approaches. Only facing the hostility of other villagers, they come to question the importance of queer unity.
Out of Order
Out of Order
2025 / Finland / experimental
Director: Antti Tuomikoski
Finnish, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 3 min
The male gaze is diverted for a moment.
Abjad Hawaz
Abjad Hawaz
2025 / Lebanon / experimental
Director: Hadi Moussally
Cast: Salma Zahore
Arabic, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 5 min
Abjad Ḥawaz (أبجد هوز) takes its name from the ancient ordering of the Arabic alphabet. Through the body of Salma Zahore, each letter is danced and embodied in the ruins of Barcelona. Blending fashion, music, poetry, and performance, the film reclaims a language often feared and misunderstood, turning it into a celebration of identity, resilience, and artistic freedom.
Nisha
Nisha
2025 / India / drama
Director: Kruthika Ravi Kumar
Cast: Harshini Boyalla
Various languages, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 30 min
Nisha, a Bangalorean in her late 20s, is trying to move on from a long and intense relationship with her ex, Nidhi. Armed with dry humour, good friends, and terrible dating app matches, she gets back into the game — awkwardly, hesitantly, and with surprising honesty. Each date opens a window into Nisha’s emotional landscape — from absurd mismatches to fleeting sparks. Amid these, MJ stands out: a thoughtful, genuine person who sees Nisha clearly. But Nisha, still entangled in memories of her ex can’t allow herself to truly reciprocate.
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2026 / Germany / animation
Director:Joey Arand
German, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 3 min
In a voice message, a non-binary person talks about the healing process after a mastectomy. A drawn room becomes a playful setting in which memories, role models, and friends are present through small details.
Juritis
Juritis
Jurītis
2026 / Latvia / comedy
Director: Matīss Saulītis
Cast: Kaspars Kārkliņš, Madara Viļčuka, Eduards Johansons, Toms Liepājnieks, Mārtiņš Upenieks, Kārlis Josts
Latvian, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 25 min
This is a story about three gay men that never got to meet.
