Baltics

Lauri Lagle’s Portugal (2018)

Both protagonist and script to Lauri Lagle’s feature suffer from existential disorientation.

Maria Avdjushko tackles motherhood in a film poised between psychological thriller and horror film.

Estonian Filmmaker Maria Avdjushko speaks about her debut feature and reflects on the role of women in the film industry.

Vitaly Mansky rails against the passive bystanders of history, including himself, in this behind-the-scenes look at Putin's ascent to power.

György Kristóf's debut gets tangled up in clicheed depictions of the Wild East.

Actress Elīna Vaska speaks about Renars Vimba’s Mellow Mud, a Latvian coming-of-age drama in which she played the lead role.

Šarūnas Bartas addresses the Ukrainian elephant in the room by thematically picking up the country’s ongoing, political crisis.

Carlos Kong saw the latest addition to Šarūnas Bartas' affective oeuvre.

Bartas responds to our questions concerning his films, his style, and his philosophy.

Aljona Surzhikova explores the suppressed topic of Estonia's Russian-speaking minority.