Documentary · Latvia · 2022 · 14m

81 Meters

81 metrs

Director

Cast

Crew

Toms Šķēle — Director of Photography Madara Didrihsone — Editor Jānis Ābele — Writer Jānis Ābele — Producer Dita Birkenšteina — Producer

Synopsis

Spring 2021. A cinephile invites you on an intimate trip through the last surviving cinema houses in Latvia. This documentary essay, shot on super 8mm, opens the locked doors to picture houses during a Covid-19 lockdown, perhaps the most difficult time in the history of physical cinema space.

Mood & Themes

lockdown movie theater

Key Collaborators

Jānis Ābele Director Toms Šķēle Director of Photography Madara Didrihsone Editor Jānis Ābele Writer Jānis Ābele Producer Dita Birkenšteina Producer

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