PAST THE HILL OF NAPOLEON'S HAT
A son picks his father up from a psychiatric hospital and takes him home to his grandparents. The father tries to revive their relationship, but the son, like the grandparents, is indifferent to him. They spend the day together.
- Language Lithuanian
- Country Lithuania
- Genre
- Producer Augustė Puteikytė
- Cast Darius Gumauskas, Martynas Mockevičius
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:15:00
Arnas Balčiūnas (b. 2001) is a Lithuanian filmmaker currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Film Directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he also completed his Bachelor's studies. In 2020, he graduated from the Skalvija Film Academy. His short film Blausos (2022) received the Silver Crane's Egg for Best Student Film and was awarded Best National Film at the European Film Forum Scanorama. His 2024 film Hablo Dėsnis premiered at the Vilnius Short Film Festival and is currently touring international film festivals. Arnas’s most recent short film, Past The Hill of Napoleon’s Hat, won the Best Lithuanian Short Film award at the Vilnius International Film Festival. In addition to his creative work, Arnas is actively involved in film education and is currently developing a new short film.
