Ansis Epners Movies

The first of Ansis Epners’s films capturing his travels to different continents, including his climb to a 5000 m base camp of Everest and his...

A history teacher returns to the scene with his students and reenacts what happened in 1941, when he was the only one of the 178 people sentenced to...

A playful narrative both above and below street level, focusing on the employees who maintain the underground communications of the city of Riga.

Newsreel edition with stories about archery competition and marathons in running, cycling and car sports, using the form of personal narrative behind...

The story of the famous Latvian basketball team "TTT" from the lips of the team's long-time captain.

The film explores and attempts to decipher the complex ornaments encoded in the traditional folk costume accessory, Lielvārde’s belt,...

Four young men after university are sent to work as managers in a collective (kolkhoz). The film is about how these people try to achieve something...

Architect Edgars Šēnbergs – a man from the park bench – in the park between the University of Latvia and the Freedom Monument...

"Klaidonis" has spent almost 15 years in Paris before returning home to Latvia. "Klaidonis" – that's the name of the barge, whose former owner...

An essayistic film about Ansis Epners’s family and his hometown of Riga, intertwining a broader perspective on Latvian history with his...

A film about the outstanding chess player and world champion Mikhail Tal. The director, in collaboration with the cinematographer, has discovered a...

Film director Sergei Eisenstein’s childhood impressions in Riga left a lasting impact on his work. The film depicts his early experiences...