Currently pursuing his professional doctoral film studies, Andris has written and directed documentaries (including Family Instinct (2010, IDFA nomination, AFI Docs Grand Prix, Cinema Eye Honors nomination)) as well as narrative films (Nothing Can Stop Us Now (2019, nine nominations for the Latvian National Film Prize) and The Lesson (2014, Montreal IFF competition, Chicago IFF, Bergen IFF, etc.)). In his films, he often explores thought-provoking topics. Currently focused on scientific documentaries, Andris recently premiered The Art of Looking at Jihlava IDFF and is working on two feature-length scientific docs — Beautiful Void (financing phase, co-produced by Latvia, Estonia and Bulgaria), and Beautiful Death (in development). Andris is the founder of the Riverbed production company, based in Riga, Latvia.
Latvia