Archive of films Sea of Attractions / Piejura

Latvia
2005, 26 min

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2006

With his gift for capturing the poetry of the moment, and using gentle irony, the Latvian documentarist observes activities in one of the lively areas on the shore of the Baltic sea. Soldiers, fishermen, motorcyclists, descendants of mediaeval knights and others come together here to open themselves up to a passion suppressed by the habits of civilisations.

Synopsis

The film depicts a narrow stretch of marine coast, a no man’s land belonging both to the sea and the land. The inexpressible magic of this place attracts all living things, a place of absolute freedom and union with nature, at times serene, at others uncontrolled. With his gift for capturing the poetry of the moment, and using gentle irony, the Latvian documentarist observes activities in one of the lively areas on the shore of the Baltic sea. Soldiers, fishermen, motorcyclists, descendants of mediaeval knights and others come together here to open themselves up to a passion suppressed by the habits of civilisations.

About the director

Dainis Klava (b. 1965, Riga, Latvia) studied television direction at the Latvian Academy in the years 1987–1992. As a cameraman and director he gained experience working in Juris Podnieks’ film studios and for Vides Filmu Studija. He was also involved in video art and commercials and has been making documentaries since 1992. Select filmography: The Naivists (1992), Bird Man (1996), Bear Man – Andrejs (1997), All Rivers Flow to the Sea (1998), Squaring the Circle (2002), Sea of Attractions (2005).

Contacts

VFS Films
Lapu iela 17, LV1002, Riga
Latvia
Tel: ‭+371 26 535 630‬, +371 67 503 588
E-mail: [email protected]
www: vfs.lv

DR Sales
Emil Holms Kanal 20, 2. – 5., DK-0999, København
Denmark
Tel: +45 352 030 40
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.drsales.dk

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	Documentary Films - Competition

Director:	Dainis Klava
Screenplay:	Pauls Bankovskis
Dir. of Photography:	Valdis Celmins
Music:	Karlis Auzans
Editor:	Dainis Klava
Producer:	Uldis Cekulis
Production:	Vides Filmu Studija
Contact:	VFS Films, DR Sales

www:	www.vfs.lv

Guests

Uldis Cekulis

Producer

Ieva Pitruka

Festival Organizer

Dainis Klava

Film Director

Valdis Celmins

Director of Photography

Ilze Lauska

Film Crew

Baiba Lagzdina

Director of Photography