SŪKURYS (WHIRLPOOL)

DIRECTED BY LINAS ŽIŪRA

DRAMA

Lithuania

23′

2026

SYNOPSIS
Jonas and his girlfriend, Nina, travel to a remote log house owned by a film director named Rokas, where they are supposed to shoot a film. As they spend time together, the boundaries between work and personal life melt; they cook, dance, go to the sauna, and prepare for the film simultaneously. As Nina’s relationship with Rokas deepens, Jonas feels increasingly sidelined. Tensions rise as people struggle to express their feelings, with their choices leading them in opposite directions.
DIRECTED BY LINAS ŽIŪRA PRODUCED BY LINAS ŽIŪRA SAULĖ ŽVIKAITĖ WRITTEN BY LINAS ŽIŪRA WITH KAROLIS KASPERAVIČIUS SOFIJA GEDGAUDAITĖ MARTYNAS NEDZINSKAS RAIMONDAS KLEZYS JOVITA JANKELAITYTĖ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NOJUS DRĄSUTIS EDITOR ANTANAS SKRIDAILA SET DESIGNER PAULIUS ANIČAS COSTUME DESIGNER RŪTA LĖČAITĖ MUSIC SHOC CORRIDOR MUSLIMGAUZE INGLETON FALLS VFX ARTIST JUSTINAS VENCIUS TITLE VYTAUTAS KAZLAUSKAS

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

19. Vilnius Short Film Festival
WORLD PREMIERE
2025 - OSCAR | EFA ® QUALIFYING 2026

LINAS ŽIŪRA

BIO

 

Linas Žiūra is a Lithuanian film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter.
He has graduated both in cinematography and Film directing from The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater.
His debut, “”1991,”” won Best Director award at the 2023 European Brest Short Film Festival. Film “”Whirlpool”” is the latest work from him as a director.
2026
WHIRLPOOL (DRAMA, 23', LT)
2023
1991 (Drama, 11', LT)