Directing

Saulė Bliuvaitė

Born January 1, 1994 · Kaunas, Lithuania (age 32)

Film director and screenwriter Saule Bliuvaitė was born in 1994 in Kaunas. In 2018, she graduated from the directing department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater. Her latest short film, "Limousine", was named Best Short Documentary at the Warsaw Film Festival. Saulė is also the co-writer and co-editor of the historical drama "Isaac", nominated for the 2020 FIPRESCI Prize of the Europe…

Known For

Toxic

Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.

The Visitor

The Visitor · 2025

End of summer. Danielius (in mid 30s) makes a return to his hometown to sell his parents' flat. Having nowhere to rush, he reconnects with people and the town that's no longer his. He is confronted with a quiet sense of loneliness.

The Evaluation

The Evaluation · 2025

In an academic committee where student performances are judged, a newcomer lecturer must decide: confront the power she once respected or stay silent to belong.

Renovation

Renovation · 2025

29-year-old Ilona and her boyfriend have just moved into a new apartment in a block of flats. When the building’s renovation begins soon afterwards and she befriends Oleg, one of the Ukrainian construction workers, her idyllic notions of a fulfilling life as she approaches thirty start to crumble, like the old plaster on the walls.

China Sea

China Sea · 2026

Champion fighter Osvald is banned from competing after injuring a girl in a street fight. Stranded in his bleak Lithuanian hometown, he takes refuge in a run-down Taiwanese restaurant owned by his only friend, Ju-Long. Court-ordered therapy leads him to Skaistė, a woman who offers a glimpse of a life he's never known. But as Osvald clings to this fragile hope, his violent past resurfaces, forcing him to choose between redemption and self-destruction.

The Contest

The Contest · 2019

Recently divorced mother Sylvia invites her new boyfriend to the Christmas Eve dinner to meet her two grown-up children.

Yana

Left homeless after a fight with her sister Yana spends 24 hours desperately looking for a place to stay.

Limousine

Limousine · 2020

MovieDocumentary

While driving around in limousines, groups of people from different generations struggle to find the best way to have fun they desire.

Filmography

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Toxic

Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.

Writer

The Visitor

The Visitor · 2025

End of summer. Danielius (in mid 30s) makes a return to his hometown to sell his parents' flat. Having nowhere to rush, he reconnects with people and the town that's no longer his. He is confronted with a quiet sense of loneliness.

Saulė

The Evaluation

The Evaluation · 2025

In an academic committee where student performances are judged, a newcomer lecturer must decide: confront the power she once respected or stay silent to belong.

Assistant Director

Renovation

Renovation · 2025

29-year-old Ilona and her boyfriend have just moved into a new apartment in a block of flats. When the building’s renovation begins soon afterwards and she befriends Oleg, one of the Ukrainian construction workers, her idyllic notions of a fulfilling life as she approaches thirty start to crumble, like the old plaster on the walls.

Second Assistant Director

China Sea

China Sea · 2026

Champion fighter Osvald is banned from competing after injuring a girl in a street fight. Stranded in his bleak Lithuanian hometown, he takes refuge in a run-down Taiwanese restaurant owned by his only friend, Ju-Long. Court-ordered therapy leads him to Skaistė, a woman who offers a glimpse of a life he's never known. But as Osvald clings to this fragile hope, his violent past resurfaces, forcing him to choose between redemption and self-destruction.

Writer

The Contest

The Contest · 2019

Recently divorced mother Sylvia invites her new boyfriend to the Christmas Eve dinner to meet her two grown-up children.

Director

Yana

Left homeless after a fight with her sister Yana spends 24 hours desperately looking for a place to stay.

Director

Limousine

Limousine · 2020

MovieDocumentary

While driving around in limousines, groups of people from different generations struggle to find the best way to have fun they desire.

Editor

Life Is Beautiful And Never Ends

Life Is Beautiful And Never Ends · 2016

Life Is Beautiful And Never Ends

Two girls are trying to get drugs in late-hour Vilnius while their adventures open up woeful city's nightlife, full of apathy and failed communication.

Writer

Isaac

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1941, Lithuanian activist Andrius Gluosnis kills a Jew Isaac in Lietukio garage massacre. Years after the incident Gluosnis is haunted by the guilt.

Screenplay