Jānis Ābele
2021
Jelgava '94
Jānis Ābele
Matīss Barons, Alekss Tauriņš
Film takes us deep inside the world of Latvian teenagers in 90s: combining the intimate diary of a teenager Jānis trying to find himself by joining a subculture, as well as a skillful, detailed and almost documentary-like depiction of the beginnings of the second independence of Latvia. “Jelgava ’94” is a portrait of a generation in the 1990s who are searching for their own identity and are fans of alternative culture. This is a touching story about us as youngsters, when everybody is against the whole world and tries not to become “one of them”. But can one keep the promise? The story is based on the best seller by Jānis Joņevs set in the 1994 in the Latvian city of Jelgava.
Jelgava '94
7 miljardi gadu pirms pasaules gala
Jānis Ābele
Raimonds Celms, Jana Herbsta
Two twenty-somethings from Latvia meet in the south of France. Leo studies restoration, Anna has lived in Marseille for some time and works as a hairdresser. Also, she looks very much like the image of a girl that Leo has uncovered restoring an altar painting.
7 Billion Years Before the End of the World
Kad tu uz mani skaties
Matīss Kaža
Jānis Ābele, Frederiks Sebastians Anosovs
A problem that every film director has faced – how do you film something that does not exist? A director is making a documentary about an actor and his stalker – but the stalker never appears. As the deadline approaches, unusual steps must be taken.
When You Look At Me
