29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (07.11-23.11.2025)
Following the widely acclaimed “The Jump”, Giedrė Žickytė returns with her most heartfelt documentary yet. It’s impossible not to be moved by the story of Irena Veisaitė – a writer, human rights activist and one of Lithuania’s most insightful and profound women, who warned us of the wars shaping our world today.
Irena, a Holocaust survivor, lost her mother and found refuge with a Christian family during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. She passed away in 2020, during the film’s pre-production. This loss prompted Žickytė to find new ways to bring to life the touching memories of Irena’s two mothers, her lifelong friendship with Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and her guiding principle: to live without revenge or hate.
Exploring Irena’s story through archival footage, photographs, and old interviews inspired Žickytė to uncover the untold stories of Jewish Vilnius, once known as the Jerusalem of the North.
Edvinas Pukšta
29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (07.11-23.11.2025)
Following the widely acclaimed “The Jump”, Giedrė Žickytė returns with her most heartfelt documentary yet. It’s impossible not to be moved by the story of Irena Veisaitė – a writer, human rights activist and one of Lithuania’s most insightful and profound women, who warned us of the wars shaping our world today. Irena, a Holocaust survivor, lost her mother and found refuge with a Christian family during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. She passed away in 2020, during the film’s pre-production. This loss prompted Žickytė to find new ways to bring to life the touching memories of Irena’s two mothers, her lifelong friendship with Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and her guiding principle: to live without revenge or hate. Exploring Irena’s story through archival footage, photographs, and old interviews inspired Žickytė to uncover the untold stories of Jewish Vilnius, once known as the Jerusalem of the North.
Edvinas Pukšta
Following the widely acclaimed “The Jump”, Giedrė Žickytė returns with her most heartfelt documentary yet. It’s impossible not to be moved by the story of Irena Veisaitė – a writer, human rights activist and one of Lithuania’s most insightful and profound women, who warned us of the wars shaping our world today. Irena, a Holocaust survivor, lost her mother and found refuge with a Christian family during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. She passed away in 2020, during the film’s pre-production. This loss prompted Žickytė to find new ways to bring to life the touching memories of Irena’s two mothers, her lifelong friendship with Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and her guiding principle: to live without revenge or hate. Exploring Irena’s story through archival footage, photographs, and old interviews inspired Žickytė to uncover the untold stories of Jewish Vilnius, once known as the Jerusalem of the North.
Edvinas Pukšta
Info
Rating
-
Production year
2025
Global distributor
Stranger Films Sales
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/22/2025