It’s Aleksandras’ first day at the suicide prevention helpline centre. His colleague tries to involve him in solving a crossword, however, he can’t hide the obvious: he is a little nervous. When a call comes in, the script, which starts with a question about being in a safe space, gets derailed. The candour of the caller, introducing himself as Sujip – although his name spelled backwards –, makes Aleksandras break down and recall events from his own past…

Parulytė is a seasoned Lithuanian actress, theatre director, and filmmaker, living in Luxembourg. After moving to her new home, leaving Lithuania as a child with her family, he encountered the Kosovo War, which forms the basis of her latest short. Adeptly spinning the dialogue and revealing trauma from multiple points of view, she has created an attempt at healing and reconciling oneself with the past. Starring Kestutis Cicenas from Marija Kavtaradze’s Slow (2023).