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1. Majas (2021)
121 min | Documentary
"We go to people's homes, ask them to go outside and we film them through their own windows - this is how we are making films about people, their homes, and about filmmaking." Pakalnina and... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 8
2. In the Mirror (2020)
90 min | Fantasy
A CrossFit trainer becomes the father of a baby girl, Snow White. Snow White's mother dies, and her father marries a young woman obsessed with CrossFit and herself. She works out all the ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Lauris Dzelzitis, Gatis Gaga, Elza Leimane, Madlena Valdberga
Votes: 85
3. The First Bridge (2020)
11 min | Documentary, Short
First bridge on Daugava river in territory of Latvia. Shot on Kodak Eastman Plus-X Negative Film bought in 1997 and accidentally found in 2018.
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 18
4. Spoon (2019)
65 min | Documentary
The ordinary plastic spoon has tried to pull the wool over our eyes. After all, this plastic servant will breathe its last just as its existence finally begins to have meaning. A piece of cheap plastic that will soon fade into history.
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 39
5. Hey, Rasma! (2019)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Just like ordinary people, whole nations often wonder why their neighbors are living better than they are. For example, where did the Estonians living on Mohni Island suddenly get bicycles ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Star: Ester Manitski
Votes: 19
6. Labor (II) (2018)
17 min | Documentary, Short
'Labour' tells about a young, intellectually disabled man who faces a lifetime choice between his own assurance provided by social service in a city and supporting the family in the ... See full summary »
Director: Mateusz Golebiewski
7.
Días de cine (1991– )
Episode:
Episode dated 10 May 2018
(2018)
News
Director: Gerardo Sánchez | Stars: Elena S. Sánchez, Javier Bardem, Alain Bergala, Mane Cisneros
8. Hello, Horse! (2017)
24 min | Documentary, Short
The film is about how everything changes while remaining the same, or rather how everything remains the same by changing. It uses all the basic elements of film language - image, sound, ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 21
9. Ausma (2015)
96 min | Drama
Propaganda story about a 'Young Pioneer' Pavel Morozov, who denounced his father to Stalin's secret police and was in turn killed by his own family.
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Antons Grauds, Vilis Daudzins, Wiktor Zborowski, Aris Rozentals
Votes: 160
10. Short Film About Life (2014)
2 min | Short, Sport
Life is happening now: If "all the world's a stage," then the scenes recorded by an unmoving camera on an ordinary football field are its pure essence. Over the course of just two minutes, ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 10
12. Viesnica un bumba (2014)
41 min | Documentary, Short
This film is about wondering why the world is the place that it is; wondering why beauty often lies in simplicity, why taking something too seriously might result in the ridiculous; or why ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
13. The Chimney (2013)
53 min | Documentary, Drama
Once upon a time there was a chimney. By the chimney - three houses. In the three houses - seven girls. All of them blondes.
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 9
14. Snow Crazy (2012)
34 min | Documentary, Short
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 physical geography there are no mountains in ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 12
15. Picas (2012)
63 min | Drama
Two 18-year-old guys work in a pizzeria and make grandiose plans for the future, but one night they turn their lives upside down.
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Pauls Iklavs, Reinis Stabins
Votes: 31
17. On Rubik's Road (2010)
30 min | Documentary, Short, News
Rubiks' road is the bicycle road connecting Riga and Jurmala. It is still unofficially associated with the name of the former Communist Party leader of Soviet Latvia. While we were filming ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 16
18. Silence (2009)
14 min | Short, Drama
There should be silence in a museum. And someone should see to it that the silence is there. It's the logical order of things. However, it might seem weird to somebody.
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Guna Zarina, Mirdza Sevele, Rudolfs Hecers
Votes: 6
19. Ozols (2009)
29 min | Documentary, Short
The oak tree in Seja is roughly 700 years old. Around this monumental tree, the peaceful and repetitive life goes on in the village, a group of houses in the middle of the forest. It is an ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 8
20. Leteca brata Rusjan (2009 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Edvard Rusjan was the first victim of Austro-Hungarian aviation. In Yugoslavia, formed only a few years after his death, he became the aviation hero. After Edvard's death his brother Josipe... See full summary »
Director: Boris Palcic | Stars: Jaka Lah, Rok Vihar
21.
Festival Road Trip (2008– )
Episode:
62nd Cannes Film Festival
(2009)
Documentary
Festival Road Trip is at the glamorous Cannes Film Festival 2009, following the nine nominees for the highest prize awarded Palme d'Or Award at the French film festival. Director ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Hughes | Stars: Daniel Borgman, Alex Brendemühl, Jochem de Vries, Jean-Christophe Lie
22. Festival Road Trip (2008– )
26 min | Documentary
Focusing on a selection of nominated short filmmakers with an inside look at the emotions and experiences of those individuals up for some of the short film industry's most prestigious awards.
Stars: Brett Olsen, Tony Denman, Nicholas Romero, John Lasseter
Votes: 23
23. Par dzimteniti (2008)
52 min | Documentary
Three elderly country bachelors idle away their time amidst semi-wild nature, closer to birds and pond fish than to humans.
Directors: Maris Maskalans, Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 24
24. Akmeni (2008)
20 min | Short
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Ainars Alksnis, Kristine Balavina, Daniels Berzins, Leonîds Grabovskis
Votes: 9
25. Uguns (2007)
12 min | Short
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Una Adamovica, Andris Feldmanis, Talivaldis Lasmanis, Rudolfs Plepis
Votes: 5
26. Kilnieks (2006)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
The Hijacker forces the plane to land at the Riga Airport. 7-year old Tom, travelling on his own, voluntarily becomes a hostage. Along with the traditional demands, the Hijacker adds the ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Branko Zavrsan, Kristaps Mednis, Ivars Brakovskis, Pauls Butkevics
Votes: 69
27. Udens (2006)
12 min | Short, Drama
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Gundars Abolins, Emils Elnionis, Irina Yegorova, Guna Zarina
Votes: 23
28. Teodors (2006)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Every day, come rain or shine, Theodore used to bike the seven kilometres from his house to the centre of the village to sit and drink beer in the bus stop. For him, no doubt, this place ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 21
29. Visions of Europe (2004)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme - in this case, the European Union.
Directors: Fatih Akin, Barbara Albert, Sharunas Bartas, Andy Bausch, Christoffer Boe, Francesca Comencini, Stijn Coninx, Tony Gatlif, Sasa Gedeon, Christos Georgiou, Constantine Giannaris, Peter Greenaway, Miguel Hermoso, Arvo Iho, Aki Kaurismäki, Damjan Kozole, Laila Pakalnina, Kenneth Scicluna, Martin Sulík, Malgorzata Szumowska, Béla Tarr, Jan Troell, Theo van Gogh, Teresa Villaverde, Aisling Walsh, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Alan Rees, Yohanna Troell, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, Johan Arnesson
Votes: 964
30. Buss (2004)
58 min | Documentary
This documentary follows a bustrip Tallinn to Kaliningrad. A route that was so common in the Soviet times now passes through 4 different countries and crosses 3 different borders.
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Grigori Bahharev, Peeter Tiido
Votes: 24
31. Leiputrija (2004)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary film crew arrive at a Latvian garbage dump to investigate reports of a giant mutated worm living in the garbage. When the worm story proves to be a myth, rather than waste ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 69
32. Pitons (2003)
88 min | Drama
An absurdist farce centering around a school in post-Soviet Latvia. After a rather disgusting prank (someone defecates in the school attic), the tyrannical headmistress deems that no one ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Juris Grave, Intars Janbergs, Januss Johansons, Mara Kimele
Votes: 84
33. Papa Gena (2002)
10 min | Short, Drama, Music
A city is a frenetic place and a reason is needed for asking the people to stop for a moment and stand in front of the movie camera. The reason is some music by Mozart (a few instants of ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 20
35. Mostieties! (2001)
22 min | Documentary, Short
The world seen through the eyes of children. The action takes place in Karosta, the former military port of Liepaja city - however, it is not that important, as the film could take place ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
37. Kurpe (1998)
83 min | Drama, Comedy
The Shoe is set in a seaside Latvian town in the 1950s and deals with absurd laws of life in a border state. The intriguing black-and-white is a contemporary retro tale about Cinderella's ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina | Stars: Igors Buraks, Vadims Grossmans, Jaan Tätte, Ivars Brakovskis
Votes: 199
38. The Mail (1996)
20 min | Documentary, Short
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, daily life and the daily routines of the ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 18
39. Pramis (1995)
16 min | Documentary, Short
It can turn out that seemingly eternal things are not like that at all.
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 31
41. Annas Ziemassvetki (1992)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Laila Pakalnina, Juris Pakalnins | Stars: Andris Pakalnyn, Anna Pakalnyn
42. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
44. Vela (1991)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A silent dissertation on the daily life of a truck driver who delivers clean linens to a children's hospital. He unloads the sheets and divides them up among the wards, where small, ... See full summary »
Director: Laila Pakalnina
Votes: 20