Inara Kolmane

Latvia

Inara Kolmane

director, script writer

Double Life. Sex and the USSR

Double Life. Sex and the USSR

Ironic, tragic and humorous stories about Homo Sovieticus the Soviet man whose life did not have a place for sex, only for love towards the vast Soviet Union.
Controversial History

Controversial History

In commemorating WWII events in Latvia each year, several „controversial dates” arise. These are remembrance dates that are viewed differently by Latvians, Russians and Jews. The film searches for answers through three…
Nude

Nude

Since 1963 in the Soviet Union the heroine of the film participates in a series of nude-art photography sessions every next 10 years. Like others write diaries - the heroine of our film memorializes her life in nude-art…
My Husband Andrei Sakharov

My Husband Andrei Sakharov

How does one of the "brains" of the Soviet regime, an academician, the "father" of hydrogen bomb, an outstanding intellectual for whom even in the Kremlin all the doors were open can become an irreconcilable champion of…
Vijaya

Vijaya

The story of Vija Vetra, the famous Latvian dancer and choreographer, who was the first to introduce sacred dance into church services in many different countries around the world. The film is as colorful as her life:…
Going Into Darkness

Going Into Darkness

Our heroes are from Latvia but any country acquainted with drug addiction problem would recognize its youth in them. We do not condemn them, we listen. Their stories are laconic and clear. Illusory world and reality. A…
A World Apart

A World Apart

The World War II separated the latvian nation into two parts. Fleeing soviet occupation, large part of the people left their homeland by The Baltic Sea, and sought refuge in the West. In New York`s Hell`s Kitchen…