Ansis Epners Movies

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...

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

The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power...

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...

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

About Māris Grīva, the coach of Dainis Kūla, the Olympic champion in javelin throwing, who trains young javelin throwers in Ventspils.

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

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...

The 1985 Song Festival performance highlights the expressions of the chief conductors at various stages of the event, allowing us to experience the...

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 documentary about the Riga-born film director Sergei Eisenstein - his life and the time he lived in. Follows on from "Sergei Eisenstein. Foreword"...

Reflections on human’s relationship with horses throughout the ages and their depiction in art are shown in parallel to the draft horse...

Intended for foreign viewers, the film explores Latvia’s history and present day, national traditions, culture, and nature, with the filmmakers...

A look at mass physical education events, competitions and sports festivals in Latvia, such as orienteering, cycling, running and other activities...

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...