Laila Pakalnina Movies

Those of us who fly in airplanes probably don’t think about those who fly through Riga Airport on their own wings. But on any given day, up to...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

The ferry crosses the river, transporting people from one shore to the other, from one country to another. It runs year round, never stopping. The...

The late 1950s. Every night, Soviet tractors comb the coast of Latvia looking for signs of anyone who could have infiltrated the Soviet border from...

A film about a plastic spoon and a society that has reached a high level of development – oil is being retrieved from subterranean depths,...

Just like ordinary people, whole nations often wonder why their neighbors are living better than they are. For example, where did the Estonians...

A film about everything changing while remaining the same. Or rather – everything remaining the same while changing. We observed this (and...

This documentary follows a bustrip from Tallinn to Kaliningrad. A route that was so common in the Soviet times now passes through 4 different...

The intimacy of passing by. Heading home, to work, to see a friend, to buy dinner, or perhaps to the cinema. As the seasons change, we encounter...

Waterfall and I, and – no, the other way around! This film is, of course, about nature – human nature. Or – what a human can do...

Three elderly country bachelors idle away their time amidst semi-wild nature, closer to birds and pond fish than to humans.

Maria decides to go for a swim in the pool even though it looks deserted and she’s warned that the water is cold. When she gets into the pool...

There is a popular Latvian folksong which begins with the phrase "I was singing out high on a mountain". The irony of it is that according to...

As soon as I finished my first marathon, I wanted to become a tripod in order to make a film about it. That is because words are certainly not the...

The morning begins when the mail is delivered - this has been a tradition for almost an eternity. This film looks at daily things, daily movements,...

A film about the daily life of Martin, a handicapped child who will always be dependent on his parents. Ever since he was very small, Martin has had...

An insight into who Kondrāts Ubāns was – painter, teacher, father, friend.

Various people on the street stand stock still in front of the movie camera as though their photograph were about to be taken. This lasts just a few...

The camera stands in a house, the lens pointing through the window, outdoors, where the occupants of the home are standing. They respond patiently to...

Playfully avant-garde and exhibiting an intriguing sense of humor, PIZZAS offers a puzzle of widescreen imagery, brash pop moments, and road movie...