Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries

This year, the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries will take place from 5 to 11 September, and its films will be shown at the “K. Suns” cinema in Riga, Talsi, Rēzekne, Jēkabpils and Smiltene.

The forum’s film programme at the “K. Suns” cinema will open on 5 September with Ihor Ivanko’s film “Fragile Memory” (2022). Also on 5 September, the jointly created film by Niasa Ni Hianaina and Declan McGrath, “The New Plato” (2021), will be screened. Other films will also be shown: “Treasures of Crimea” (2021, the Netherlands), “Where Have the Horses Gone?” (2021), and different relationships are explored in the films “Outside” (2022), “Hamlet Syndrome” (2022), “Living from the Heart” (2022), “Nature” (2020) and others.

There will be more than just film screenings; various activities will also take place. For example, on 6 September, following the screening of “Treasures of Crimea”, a discussion led by film director and writer Kristīne Želve will be held on the cultural heritage sector in times of crisis.

Tickets can be purchased from 23 August at the “K. Suns” cinema or on bezrindas.lv. Ticket price: 4.50

Upon obtaining complimentary tickets in advance, admission to the forum screenings at the “K. Suns” cinema is free of charge for school pupils, students, pensioners and Latvian film professionals.

More information is available on the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries website dokforums.gov.lv.