Film

One Hundred Years Older

2022 · 13m · Documentary

What happens in the eyes of a 100-year-old filmmaker? Rolands Kalniņš, one of the great masters of Latvian cinema, sits down to have his photo taken and looks straight in the lens. Kalniņš’ life has spanned an authoritarian regime, a world war, long years under Soviet occupation and censorship, and retirement in independent Latvia. His films have been censored, destroyed, found and restored. But here, like Herz Frank once did with a child, for ten minutes we shall observe the micro-emotions of a man who has dedicated his life to film. Confronted directly by the tool of his trade, the camera. As we face Kalniņš eye to eye, we hear the sounds of his present, and the memories of his past.

Rolands Kalnins

Self

• Agita Cāne-ĶīleDirector
• Daira ĀboliņaWriter
• Matīss KažaProducer · Editor
• Andrejs RudzātsDirector of Photography

Release date

May 4, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

Latvian

Runtime

13m

Budget

$20,000

Genres

Documentary