Competition Programme  

Belarus. Town of Zhlobin. It’s been 21 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Most of the locals survive solely by making and selling soft toys. Their only customers are the people passing through on trains. However, approaching a train with a toy in one’s hands is illegal. The film tells the stories of ordinary people living in the town of Zhlobin. They all make toys, sell them, have chats, drink, go back to making toys, sing, fight and… make toys again.

Festivals

Krakow International Film Festival, Poland (2013)
GoEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, Germany (2013)
American Documentary Film Festival (2013)
documentART International Film Festival, Germany (2013)
Lithuanian National Film Awards "Silver Crane" (2013) - Nomination for the Best feature Documentary

Lina Lužytė

Lina Lužytė was born in 1985 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 2011, she graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with MA in Film Directing. She has numerous writing and directing credits in advertising and film. Lina has recently become a lecturer at different educational projects organized by “Skalvija” Cinema Center. In 2009 she wrote and directed a short film “It Would Be Splendid”, Yet, that has been selected for more than 15 international festivals and has won several awards. Lina is an active participant in a lot of workshops and courses for film professionals, such as “Torino Film Lab” (I), “Ex-Oriente Film” (CZ), etc. Currently, Lina is developing her first feature film “Do You Love Me”.

Filmography

It Would Be Splendid Yet / Jau puiku, tik dar šiek tiek (2009)
A Perfect Day For Bananafish / Nuostabi diena bananžuvėms gaudyti (2007)