From under a Highway Bridge... (2026)

From under a Highway Bridge... is a tiny, tactile-looking short in which an abandoned toy train attempts to survive alongside a toy excavator that appears hostile. The film turns discarded miniature objects into the protagonists of a simple story about coexistence and survival.

Directed, written, edited, and photographed by Matas Kaikaris, the project has a strongly handmade independent character. Its unusual premise and miniature scale make it a distinctive example of short-form visual storytelling built around objects rather than conventional human characters.

• Directed, written, edited, and photographed by Matas Kaikaris.
• The main characters are a toy train and a toy excavator.
• The film was developed from a last-minute film-class assignment.
• The project premiered at the AŠ + MIESTAS = KINAS festival in Lithuania in 2026.
• The film is associated with Lithuanian independent cinema.