a lifelike fairy tale

by Rinaldas Tomaševičius
short film / drama

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A homeless family’s makeshift home is threatened when the rightful owner returns to reclaim it.

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Synopsis

“A lifelike fairy tale” is a short hybrid drama, all the characters in the film are real so it is balancing between docu-fiction and hybrid fiction. The film tells about a homeless family which lives comfortably in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Vilnius. One day the owner of the house returns from England and decides to take his house back.

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a lifelike fairy tale

by Rinaldas Tomaševičius
short film / drama

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A homeless family’s makeshift home is threatened when the rightful owner returns to reclaim it.

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Synopsis

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PRESS KIT (pdf)

a lifelike fairy tale

( pasaka kaip gyvenimas )

Lithuania, 2024 / 20′

a film by
Rinaldas Tomaševičius

with

Rinaldas Tomaševičius
Ruslanas Gavrilovas
Eugenijus Aikovskij
Rimas Aliušis
Vytautas Vaičiulis
Tadeuš Rutkovskij
Benas Liandzbergis
Renatas Kačinauskas

Screenplay	Rinaldas Tomaševičius
Directors of Photography	Nojus Drąsutis
Editors	Rinaldas Tomasevicius Nojus Drąsutis
Sound	Laurynas Kamarauskas
Producer	Lineta Lasiauskaitė
Production	LMTA Plopsas
Distribution	Alpha Film

The Director

IMDB

Rinaldas Tomaševičius

Biofilmography

Rinaldas Tomasevicius is an up-and-coming film director and screenwriter. Before embarking on a career in film directing, he himself experienced homelessness. Only 12 years ago, he managed to escape from this challenging situation. This experience serves as the main inspiration for his films. Rinaldas is mostly concerned with themes of persons who don’t conform to social norms. He is trying to help the border people to integrate into society, personally supports them by volunteering for many years in various organizations that help former prisoners and drug addicts. His shorts “Last Time” and “-15” are currently on their international festivals circuit and won more than 10 prizes. In 2022 Rinaldas obtained a BA degree in film directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, and MA degree in 2024.

2021
Last time | short | fiction

2023
-15 | short | fiction

2024
After Fentanyl | short | documentary

2024
A Lifelike Fairytale | short | fiction

Director's statement

I was rescued from the street. Twenty years of heavy drug use ruined my health – I am now disabled and can only walk with crutches. Over that time, I frequented jails and hospitals, countless times found myself on the verge of death, and finally managed to save my life. I started to see the world in different colours and became interested in the visual arts. The dream of making a hybrid fiction film inspired by homeless people’s lives and with actors who are not professionals was born. To make it happen, I first had to recover from addiction, and homelessness, and become a functioning member of society again. The road I chose is not an easy one, but the memories of the tough life I lived before motivate me to succeed. I believe that this authentic drama will inspire people to change for the better.