Ansis Epners

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An omnibus film consisting of ten parts, each directed by a different young director from the Latvian Academy of Culture. The unifying element of the ten shorts is the place where they take place - the airport. A lot can happen there - including a strike by a comet, a malicious attempt to break havoc by passengers, or an exploration of the old airport guard's house where not a lot has changed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The film consists of the following parts: A Mishap (Nediena) by Arta Biseniece, Blurp (Šļurp) by Aija Bley, Alien Sky (Svešās debesis) by Viesturs Kairišs, 5 Versions (5 versijas) by Dzintars Krūmiņš, Comet (Komēta) by Māra Liniņa, Cleptomania (Kleptomānija) by Andis Mizišs, Alfredo's Poetry (Alfredo dzeja) by Igors Varenieks, Little Hand (Mazā roka) by Ilze Vidauska, Comet 2 (Komēta 2) by Anna Viduleja, and Life No. 2 (Dzīve nr.2) by Kristīne Želve.

Edmunds Berzs is an architect who has achieved a comfortable life, but this causes him unease, so he decides to go to the country house where his mother lives. There he wakes up to find himself locked in a cage in the middle of the forest. Edmunds, paradoxically, finds the tranquility he was looking for.

The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn’t got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made this edit of the remaining material – an elegy to lost hopes and illusions.

A meditation on Henrik Ibsen's plays "Brand" and "Peer Gynt".

Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium.

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 visit to the Chitwan National Park on the Nepal-India border.

The 1985 Song Festival performance highlights the expressions of the chief conductors at various stages of the event, allowing us to experience the emotional nuances through the perfect combination of visuals and soundtrack, without any behind-the-scenes commentary.

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

A portrait of the prominent Latvian painter Maija Tabaka, showcasing her work process and life of artists from that time.

A film about the outstanding chess player and world champion Mikhail Tal. The director, in collaboration with the cinematographer, has discovered a technique for showing not only the psychological portrait of the film's protagonist, but also the movement of his thoughts and the passage of time.

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 be shot who managed to escape and stay alive.

A documentary exploring the childhood of filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein in Riga, examining how the multicultural city and his early encounters with art shaped the future pioneer of Soviet cinema.

"Klaidonis" has spent almost 15 years in Paris before returning home to Latvia. "Klaidonis" – that's the name of the barge, whose former owner is the Latvian Džeimss Krogzemis. The film is a mosaic of Krogzemis' life and feelings - impressions of Paris, the Seine embankment, Latvia, Riga, and French music...

Each one of us is like a comet - a piece of something big and beautiful, like a ball in motion! But in the life of a comet there are two great dares - the dare to separate from the rest of the mass and the dare to venture into the unknown. It is only through movement and ignorance that the comet is free.

A dynamic, emotional film about sports and the fellowship of athletes from different countries, joining their forces in the fight for peace. The film was shot during the Goodwill Games in 1986 in Moscow.

Patients under the influence of alcohol, doctors, blood, and Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik – there are mini-dramas taking place in a trauma center where intoxicated individuals are brought in.

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 better in the Soviet system.

Reflections on the moral values that develop in a person during school years. The author tells about his former school in Mazsalaca.

Intended for foreign viewers, the film explores Latvia’s history and present day, national traditions, culture, and nature, with the filmmakers traveling in a horse-drawn carriage.