Juris Podnieks Movies

A dynamic, emotional film about sports and the fellowship of athletes from different countries, joining their forces in the fight for peace. The film...

A film about the well-known Latvian artists, choir conductors - Imants and Gido Kokars.

A film portrait of the poet Ojars Vacietis.

Afterword for the film "Homeland" - January 1991. Death of Andris Slapiņš and Gvido Zvaigzne.

An autobiographical work from Herz Frank. Images guide us through the countries in which he worked, interspersed with fragments from his earlier...

A film about the outstanding Latvian film director Juris Podnieks, who during his lifetime gained the fame of a fighter for justice and an...

A film of the popular composer Raimonds Pauls - with music, songs and open conversation about popularity, light and serious music

A documentary on elderly Naivist painters in 90ies Latvia. These people find a lot of joy and harmony in their amazing creations even if they might...

The director mixes excerpts from his documentaries Soviets and Homeland with footage of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The life of a 16 yearo-old convict through the Soviet penal system. The "restricted area" is a penal colony and Borstal, a "work camp" for delinquent...

A film about teenagers- pentathlates and their coaches.

The last film of Juris Podnieks, it is dedicated to the memory of cameramen Andris Slapins and Gvido Zvaigzne, who died tragically during the...

Portrayal of a generation of rebellious teenagers growing up under Communist rule in Latvia.

A film about the former partisan commander Vilis Samsons.

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

A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The...

A collective portrait of the Latvian Red Riflemen is made up of memories told by the old men themselves. Unique and harsh are their destinies during...

A cinematic portrait of the actress and performer Vija Armane.

The film is an emotional story about fateful historical events in the 20th century, which took place in three Baltic countries- Latvia, Lithuania and...