Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija

Billy Joe lives in a small town and his biggest dream is to become a famous country musician. All he wants is to participate in the Bauska Country Festival, forgetting about the needs of his girlfriend and reality as such.

The mundane life of Rita, a nurse and a single mum, changes when she sets eyes on a young photographer named Ernest. Meanwhile, an unexpected encounter with her ex-husband and the father of her child brings back hopes and desires of the past that challenge Rita’s true feelings.

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.

It's Sofka's birthday and she gets a lamp which is the beginning of her dream. But there's a misunderstanding and someone takes Sofka’s lamp away. Because of a friend’s principles of justice, Sofka winds up in a criminal situation.

Having become ruler, the Queen, generous yet naive, distributes the treasures of the Kingdom to anyone who asks. The experienced councillor however, has objections. A test of dance is held to prove the true intentions of the petitioners. Whoever dances with the greatest ease and grace will be seen as worthy, as this person’s movements are not hindered by the weight of stolen burdens and conscience. During the test, the Queen’s view of the world is irreversibly twisted.

A free screen adaptation of Part 1 of Old Stender's "High Wisdom from the World and Nature". The outskirts of the Duchy of Courland-Nemesgal, second half of the 18th century, serfdom not yet abolished. The pastor, writer and scientist Gotthard Friedrich Stender lives among superstitious Latvians, passionately trying to understand them, enlighten them and bring them to their senses. To this end, he writes a book about the way the world is ordered.

A young director, who sits in front of a commission defending a film based on her own experiences with sex and relationships, is continually confronted with questions about why she’s making the movie. The answer doesn’t come easy… Linde took on a difficult task for her short film.

How did they meet? ... By chance, like all of us. What are their names? ... I would ask - what's your part? Where are they going? ... does anyone know where they are going? What did they say to each other? The host said nothing, but Jacques said that his Captain had told him that everything that happens here on earth, for good or ill, is written in the stars.

In the company of several friends, Peter's country house hosts his anniversary party, during which alcohol and jealousy are in the air, leaving Joanne nauseous. The next morning, she seeks revenge by recounting the misery of love she has experienced in her lifetime, which increasingly begins to resemble Peter's story.

Astra works in a library and dreams of love. Her life is a series of daily worries and setbacks. But some Tinder clicks bring a new lease of life and a challenge to explore herself. Will Astra find what she is really looking for?

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.

A personal portrait of director's hometown through his memories and subconsciously made postcards.

In a cabin in the woods, an eerily pale woman holds a mysterious casket, a dark liquid dripping from her fingers. Inside a car wash, a driver looks for dead ones on his tablet. What’s the connection between them?

A couple that does not fit into society’s accepted norms regarding women and men. Routine problems of everyday life that tend to take on immeasurable amplitudes push the film’s leads into a most intimate confinement, one in which thoughts and the answers to problems lead to dreams.

Golf Clayderman. Art historians would call it "trash art", but the creators themselves consider it a moral hygiene, often found in Buddhist principles, which leaves behind the judgement of society and instead allows a carefree lifestyle. Tiny or overly significant - anything can be an ideal.

The abandoned town of Irbene is left with only a radio telescope and its last two inhabitants - astronomy professor Juris and metal recycler Gena. Despite their striking differences, the two wonder about each other, about aliens, war and the stars.

A bunch of friends decide to spend the time of quarantine together in a country house. Seperated from the usual rythm of life, away from the society and with plenty of free time, they enjoy their newly acquired freedom while trying to have fun and getting to know themselves.

Instead of Einars Pelšs' eighth poetry book, he publishes his collected works, but the buyer of the book receives an ordinary brick. He translates the authors of the Russian Golden Age and publishes them under his own name, challenging the boundaries of literature. Is a poet who makes fun of art unique or exactly what we expect from contemporary authors? Einarrative is an extraordinary story that portrays the narrative of the life of Einārs Pelšs. In the film, this narrative is an experience of contrasting changes both in its visual style and in Einars’ poetic works and personality, allowing him to get involved in the depiction of the narrative himself, making the film as Einārs Pelšs' audiovisual collected works.

Small incident makes a man realize that the world doesn't care about him. He then sets out on a way to personal revolution.

Raimonds, 21, is a construction student who has taken a gap year at university. He spends his everyday life at his parents' house, playing computer games and slowly drowning in the virtual world. But this idleness is interrupted when his aunt brings his cunning and at least inwardly energetic grandfather Gunārs to the family home, who has to attend a medical check-up in the city. Raimonds' mother and aunt have to leave for a few days, so Raimonds will have to look after Gunārs and take him to the hospital.