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The Jump (2020 film)

2020 film directed by Giedrė Žickytė

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ109285261 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Jump (Lithuanian: Šuolis) is a 2020 documentary film written, co-produced and directed by Giedrė Žickytė. It was initially selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, however, Isaac by Jurgis Matulevičius was ultimately submitted.

Overview

In 1970, Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka caused an international incident after attempting defection by boarding a U.S. Coast Guard ship.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “The Jump (2020 film)” as 2020 film directed by Giedrė Žickytė. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2020, 1970—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Jump, film and directed can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 2020 film directed by Giedrė Žickytė. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q109285261. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1970.

Critical limits

Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “The Jump (2020 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.