During the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmaker Vytautas Oškinis shared a home with his
grandfather, former head of state Vytautas Landsbergis. Their quiet domestic life is punctuated
by political commentary and the sounds of piano and flute. As Landsbergis revisits his most
important documents and works before his fragile memory fades, Oškinis’s camera captures a
story about the bond forming between generations, and about a spirited, creative mind residing in
a body increasingly resistant to it. Their artistic collaboration culminates in a joint appearance on
the contemporary opera stage in the film’s finale.
Vytautas Oškinis (born 1991) is a flutist and film and TV director. Having completed both a
master's degree in flute performance and film directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and
Theatre, he is active in both professional fields. In 2018, his first short film Fierce Gods was
presented at Scanorama, and this year he returns to the festival with his debut documentary
feature film Grandfather (2025).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmaker Vytautas Oškinis shared a home with his
grandfather, former head of state Vytautas Landsbergis. Their quiet domestic life is punctuated
by political commentary and the sounds of piano and flute. As Landsbergis revisits his most
important documents and works before his fragile memory fades, Oškinis’s camera captures a
story about the bond forming between generations, and about a spirited, creative mind residing in
a body increasingly resistant to it. Their artistic collaboration culminates in a joint appearance on
the contemporary opera stage in the film’s finale.
Vytautas Oškinis (born 1991) is a flutist and film and TV director. Having completed both a
master's degree in flute performance and film directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and
Theatre, he is active in both professional fields. In 2018, his first short film Fierce Gods was
presented at Scanorama, and this year he returns to the festival with his debut documentary
feature film Grandfather (2025).
grandfather, former head of state Vytautas Landsbergis. Their quiet domestic life is punctuated
by political commentary and the sounds of piano and flute. As Landsbergis revisits his most
important documents and works before his fragile memory fades, Oškinis’s camera captures a
story about the bond forming between generations, and about a spirited, creative mind residing in
a body increasingly resistant to it. Their artistic collaboration culminates in a joint appearance on
the contemporary opera stage in the film’s finale.
Vytautas Oškinis (born 1991) is a flutist and film and TV director. Having completed both a
master's degree in flute performance and film directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and
Theatre, he is active in both professional fields. In 2018, his first short film Fierce Gods was
presented at Scanorama, and this year he returns to the festival with his debut documentary
feature film Grandfather (2025).