Pauls Ķesteris

Pirmie soļi

Pauls Ķesteris

Elīna Gediņa, Mārtiņš Meiers

After their family house burns down, a young woman finds her brother in a state of excruciating guilt. She tries to come to terms with things, whereas he still lives under the authoritative shadow of their father. Without uttering a word, the two share this burden and seek a new path that will lead them away from the past.

Personality Shop

Pauls Ķesteris

Marysia Kay, Chris Butler

In order to save her marriage, Ida decides to undergo a personality change. From a restrained and submissive woman she develops into a person who is aware of herself and is able to make her claim. But does the change turn out as something she expected?

Pārceltuve

Pauls Ķesteris

Līgatne river ferry crossing takes locals, tourists, passers-by and cars from early spring to the fall over river Gauja. It's the last of what were once many such 'rope ferries' across Gauja, but it remains more than an historical oddity and plays an important part in many lives. At just 12 square meters, the wooden ferry nevertheless encompasses an intriguing and sometimes surprising selection of what constitutes 21st-century Latvia.

2018

Inese Kļava, Ivars Zviedris

During Latvia’s centennial year, 15 filmmakers created each his own film portrait of a person living in Latvia on the background of centenary events. Documentary 2018 combines these stories into a unique poetic vision based on analogy with the documentary 235 000 000, a classic of the Riga school of poetic documentary cinema. This film is an attempt to make sure whether the codes of the poetic cinema are still relevant and accessible today.