The documentary film "Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. My Own World" 

On the first evening of the winter, the documentary film "Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. My Own World". The premiere was attended by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė's family, friends, associates, the film's creative team and cultural representatives. 

"Kristina Sabaliauskaitė is one of the best known Lithuanian writers in the world today. This story will always be about the journey. Kristina's journey to two international bestsellers. Through Warsaw, Vilnius, London, Pažaislis to Paris and the castles of France. It's about the places and people dear to Kristina. It is about Kristina's efforts to prove Lithuania to the world. We will try to understand what Kristina is really like", says Rytis Zemkauskas, journalist, writer and TV presenter. 

The documentary "Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. My Own World", produced by the teams of the creative house ELITAZ and Telia Play, celebrating its 20th anniversary, gives viewers a close-up look at the writer's life and work. Rytis Zemkauskas and the creative team are the first people Kristina has let into her personal spaces - the film reveals her everyday life, her creative process and her personal life. 

"The documentary, a year and a half in the making, is presented tonight with Kristina in a carefully selected location - Radvila Palace. I hope it will be a spectacular, meaningful premiere, just like this whole journey of following Kristina with the cameras. Thank you, heroes of the film, for opening your doors, and to the entire film team," said the opening night and Gediminas Jaunius, the chief producer of this documentary. 

Well-known people from the world of culture, as well as the heroine's friends and relatives, speak candidly about the bestselling author: Dalia Ibelhauptaitė, Dexter Fletcher, Tomas Venclova, Anna Jarota, Virginija Vitkienė, Jean Vassort, Saulius Žukas, Anne Berest, Amelie de Bourbon-Parme, Cyriaque Benoist, Maciej Radziwitt and Kristina Sabaliauskaitė's daughter Kotryna.  

"There is nothing better than Kristina in a crisis situation. Situations where I call 'no press'. Because Kristina is strategic in crisis situations, she doesn't get emotional." - Dalia Ibelhauptaitė. 

Tomas Venclova reveals how Kristina and he are alike: "We are a bit like both of us outsiders, we are a little bit near the main one, again in English, mainstream, the main currents in literature. Maybe that's what makes them interesting." 

The film is structured in two perspectives: from the inner world of Sabaliauskaitė and from the outside, so that the audience can get an accurate picture of her work, her personal life and her relationship with Lithuania.  

"It was a big gamble on my part, and I signed up to it quite recklessly. I learned a lot about myself in this film. For me, publicity and sharing my private space is a very difficult thing to bear, - says the heroine of the documentary, and when asked directly if she regretted agreeing to the filming - will reply, "A million times, a million times!" 

The documentary "Kristina Sabaliauskaitė. My Own World", which will be screened on Telia Play platform from December 4, is directed by Gediminas Jaunius, the chief producer, and the joint creative team of Rytis Zemkauskas, Kristina Sabaliauskaitė, Danielius Buckus, Dominykas Stelmokas, Martynas Lapinskas, Rimantė Gvergždytė, Julius Valančauskas, Ignas Mateika, Ilmena Časnovičė, Vitalija Kibilde, Agneta Tumė, Justina Vėgelelyte, and others.  

"Kristina Sabaliauskaitė's work has long since crossed the borders of Lithuania, but until now we have not had the opportunity to see her world so closely. As Telia Play, it is important for us to create and present original Lithuanian content that speaks about our creators, their journey and their relationship with Lithuania. I am glad that we can present a documentary that allows the audience to get to know Kristina Sabaliauskaitė not only through her books, but also through the very personal and sensitive language of cinema," says Vitalija Kibildė, Head of Telia Play.