Daddy
14 min | Lithuania | 2021
When their father suddenly dies on holiday, his three adult children who haven’t spoken in years must work together to bring his body home.
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
Daddy is a story about three adult siblings who haven’t spoken in years, suddenly brought back together by the unexpected death of their father during his vacation in Cuba. In the middle of their silence, grief, and unresolved tension, one little lie becomes the strange glue that forces them to reconnect.
What interested me most wasn’t the death itself, but what it uncovers: how adult inheritance, old resentments, unspoken tensions or simply growing apart can quietly break the bond between even the closest siblings.
This is a film about how
broken relationships can still hold love beneath the surface
and how, in the messiest moments, we sometimes find our way back.
Original Title Tėtušis
Year of production 2021
Length 14 min
Country Lithuania
Shooting Format 4K
Aspect Ratio 2,39:1
Dialogue Lithuanian
Director Justas Ramanauskas
Production Company Viktoria Films
Producer Viktorija Seniut
Writer Justas Ramanauskas, James Phillip Gould - Bourn
Cinematographer Rokas Šydeikis
Editor Darius Šilėnas
Music Viktoras Vaupšas, Vytautas Rasimavičius
Production Designer Sigita Jonaitytė
Sound Designer Lina Semaškaitė
Cast Gabija Jaraminaitė, Darius Gumauskas, Martynas Nedzinskas, Valerijus Jevsejevas
Fajir International Film Festival, 2021, Iran
Cannes Court Metrage – Short Film Corner, 2021, France
Dhaka International Film Festival, 2022, India
Vilnius International Short Film Festival, 2022, Lithuania
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA, 2022, Poland
Skepto Film Festival, 2022, Italy
Festival de Cine de Alicante, 2022, Spain
Rainbow Film Festival, 2022, UK
Santiago del Estero Film Festival, 2022, Argentina
