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Home of the Sun
About 400 years before the birth of Crist, near the village of Kali, on the island of Saaremaa, a gaint meteorite hit the Earth. It`s light, sound and force deeply affected people living hundreds of kilometres away. For…
In Limbo - sailors stranded ashore
Cases of crews abandoned by their unscrupulous shipowners on rusting cargo ships in ports thousands of miles from home have plagued seafarers from emerging nations for over a decade. In Limbo is the inside story of two…
Klucis. The Deconstruction of an Artist
This film is a deeply personal view on the life of artist Gustav Klucis, one of the foremost representatives of early 20th century Russian avant-garde art, whose life drama reflects the tragedy of a whole nation during…
Lidija
A half an hour close-up of a life spanning almost a century and persevering under the harshest trials.
Ramin
Ramin Lomsadze, a 75-year-old Georgian wrestler who once won seven matches in 55 seconds, is getting ready for the fight with his last and most formidable opponent - loneliness. He gets on the train and sets off for a…
Ready and Done
Sigurds is a liftman in a major hospital in Riga. The lift he operates is half a century old, and it has obviously served its time. The frequent problems it causes may irk the lift users, especially when the lift stops…
Scarecrows
Sometimes we have to be frightening to be safe.
Sea of Attractions
With her gift for capturing the poetry of the moment, and using gentle irony, the Latvian documentarist observes activities in one of the lively areas on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Soldiers, fishermen, motorcyclists,…
Squaring The Circle
Every spring coming to the Lake Lubáns, which is the largest lake in Latvia, is accompanied by floods. The efforts to prevent the floods have been going on since the middle of the 19th century. Today the lake, encircled…
Stuck in Stikine
Five men from Latvia - 2 businessmen, an experienced traveler, a cameraman and their tough guide head out to tame the fastest flowing river in North America, Stikine, hoping to cover 150 miles of Pristine Northern…