Eglė Vertelytė is a Lithuanian filmmaker and screenwriter. She studied history at Vilnius University, filmmaking at the European Film College, and screenwriting at the National Film and Television School, in England.
Close to bankruptcy, Irena, the owner of a struggling pig farm in a tiny post-Communist town, finds a surprising benefactor in a handsome American man who appears to be the answer to all her prayers.
A twelve year old boy, living in a "yurt" but in love with hip hop and computer games is caught between modernity and tradition, aspirations and poverty and decides to become a Buddhist monk.
Three researchers from Vilnius University travel to Calcutta. There they meet Arjun - an astrologer who introduces the researchers to the world of "professional" astrologers in Bengal.