Ansis Epners Movies

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Film dedicated to Latvian refugees scattered around the world by World War II.

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

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