
Directing
Laurynas Bareiša
Born 1988-02-26 · Kaunas, Lithuania
Laurynas Bareiša (b.1988/02/26, Kaunas, Lithuania) holds a bachelor's degree in both applied mathematics from Vilnius University and in cinematography from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2016 he finished his studies for a master’s degree in film directing. His first short film "Dembava" was in one of the Top 5 lists of Cineuropa 2014. In 2014 he and producer Klementina Remeikaite established the film production company "afterschool", with which he produced and directed the short films "The camel" (San Sebastian FF 2016, Students meeting point programme), "By the pool" (Venice FF 2017) and "Caucasus" (Locarno FF 2018). Laurynas attended EKRAN+ in 2015, and HIS short film "By the pool" was developed in Baltic Pitching Forum and won the pitching session at the European Short Pitch 2016 by NISIMASA. In 2017 he worked as cinematographer in the feature film "Summer Survivors" directed by Marija Kavtardze (TIFF 2018).
Acting credits
Behind the camera
5.5Indre and Paulius haven't kept in touch lately; but as his foot is in a cast, she agrees to drive him out to a small town near the airport, where his brother and her boyfriend died.
Pilgrims
2022
5.5Indre and Paulius haven't kept in touch lately; but as his foot is in a cast, she agrees to drive him out to a small town near the airport, where his brother and her boyfriend died.
Pilgrims
2022
6.0Sisters Ernesta and Justė, along with their husbands Lukas and Tomas, gather at their parents’ summer house. It’s been a while since they’ve all been together and the children are delighted to be spending the last warm days by the lake. But an intense weekend soon unravels, thrusting both families into a radically altered reality where time is limited and emotional issues must be solved amidst growing heartache.
Drowning Dry
2024
6.0Sisters Ernesta and Justė, along with their husbands Lukas and Tomas, gather at their parents’ summer house. It’s been a while since they’ve all been together and the children are delighted to be spending the last warm days by the lake. But an intense weekend soon unravels, thrusting both families into a radically altered reality where time is limited and emotional issues must be solved amidst growing heartache.
Drowning Dry
2024
6.5Tekle and her young daughter, Ema, return from abroad to visit Dalia, Tekle’s mother. When Ema goes out to walk her dog, Dalia, fearing something terrible might happen to her granddaughter, starts looking for her.
Caucasus
2019
6.5Tekle and her young daughter, Ema, return from abroad to visit Dalia, Tekle’s mother. When Ema goes out to walk her dog, Dalia, fearing something terrible might happen to her granddaughter, starts looking for her.
Caucasus
2019
6.2Using a faceless doll criminal reenacts a brutal crime. But surprisingly he is not the one being judged. There seems to be an odd one out in the investigative group. The film premiered in the Berlinale Short competition programme.
Dummy
2020
6.2Using a faceless doll criminal reenacts a brutal crime. But surprisingly he is not the one being judged. There seems to be an odd one out in the investigative group. The film premiered in the Berlinale Short competition programme.
Dummy
2020
NRA group of teenagers rent a house with a sauna for a party. Everybody is having a good time: dancing, singing, drinking, talking. The party ends and everybody leaves, but in the morning the housekeepers come to clean the place and in the dressing room they find a girl who is trying to find the button of her ripped up trousers.
By the Pool
2018
NRA group of teenagers rent a house with a sauna for a party. Everybody is having a good time: dancing, singing, drinking, talking. The party ends and everybody leaves, but in the morning the housekeepers come to clean the place and in the dressing room they find a girl who is trying to find the button of her ripped up trousers.
By the Pool
2018
NRA camel dies in the local zoo. Paulius and Indre – two caretakers discover it and try to dispose of the dead animal. But it turns out to be a much harder task than they imagined.
The Camel
2016
After the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Roman, a struggling artist from Kyiv, has to grapple with wartime trauma, alcoholism and an advancing midlife crisis. Seeking comfort and desperately wanting to leave his wartorn homeland, he learns of a an exciting new job opportunity, a recreation of three famous political assasinations pivotal to Ukrainian history.
Times New Roman
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