Logline
Rotoscope animation sets the stage for this wild 17th century look at a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf in a deeply religious Livonian community’s midst.
Synopsis
In a 17th-century Swedish Livonian village, constant rain and drunkenness prevail. When a stolen relic sparks witchcraft accusations, an 80-year-old self-proclaimed werewolf named the Dog of God arrives with a mysterious gift: The Devil's Balls. This triggers a chain of unexpected events that climaxes in a wild sexual rave party, transforming the village into a frenzy of unleashed desires.
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Historical, Thriller, Drama
TECHNIQUE: Rotoscope animation/ Live action (diverse techniques)
DURATION: 95’
LANGUAGE: Latvian (English subtitles)
Director: Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele
Lead Artist: Harijs Grundmanis
Lead Animator: Aigars Gercans
Producer: Raitis Abele, Kristele Pudane
Screenwriter: Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele, Ivo Briedis, Harijs Grundmanis
Cinematographer: Marcis Abele
Composer: Lauris Abele
Editor: Raitis Abele, Lauris Abele
Production Designer: Zanda Zeidaka
Co-Producer: Giovanni Labadessa
Costume Designer: Liga Krasone
Makeup Artist: Zane Žilinska, Anete Sidlovska
Cast: Jurgis Spulenieks, Kristians Karelins, Einars Repse, Agate Krista, Regnars Vaivars, Armands Bergis
Festivals & Sales: MEDIA MOVE
Justyna.koronkiewicz@mediamove.pl
YEAR: 2025
SYNOPSIS:
13th century. Danish spy Lars enters the tribal lands of the Baltic people, where he takes part in religious rites, cruel forays, gets high during the summer solstice, becomes the slave of Curonians and even fights the crusaders. Who really were the last pagans of Europe? It’s a unique trip into the textures of the past and into the unknown lands of Baltic tribes.
Watch Baltic Tribes | Last Pagans of Europe in cinemas in Lithuanai (Vilnius, Kaunas Siaulia, Klaipeda)
Watch the movie on Amazon Prime
Watch the movie on Microsoft
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Distribution and world sales - High Octane pictures
Distributed in Latvia and Estonia by Tritone Studio
Distributed in Lithuania by FilmJam
Distributed in Poland by Arkana Studio
Directed by: Raitis Abele, Lauris Abele
Produced by: Dace Siatkovska, Kristele Pudane, Raitis Abele
Cinematography: Marcis Abele, Janis Indriks
Cast: Kaspars Anins, Kristaps Bedrītis, Francis Hagendrofs, Lauma Balode
Set design: Zanda Zeidaka
Animation and 3D: Maris Abolins, Aigars Gercens, Cao Viet Nguyen, Harijs Grundmanis, Nauris Ašenkampfs, Arnis Hagendrofs
Costume designer: Liga Krasone
Make up: Aija Beata Rjabovska
Music by: Kaspars Barbals
SYNOPSIS
Troubled Minds' is a psychedelic ego trip in the best possible way, as two modern artists venture above the arctic circle and inside the darkness of their own minds, hunting for the borders and boundaries of normality. The Latvian Ābele brothers (Raitis and Lauris) present their fiction feature debut as a world premiere in Tallinn. The final Abele brother, Mārcis, handles cinematography.
DIRECTED BY: Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele
DOP: Mārcis Ābele
EDITING: Armands Začs
SET DESIGNER: Zanda Zeidaka
PRODUCED BY: Raitis Ābele, Kristele Pudāne, Roberts Vinovskis
CAST: Toms Auniņš, Mārcis Lācis, Juris Žagars, Daniela Vētra, Dārta Danēviča, Gatis Vanags, Edgars Kalns, Marija Skangale, Rihards Gremze
BUDGET: 625 000 ERUO
PREMIERED AT TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS 2021 (First Feature Competition)
RELEASE DATE: WORLD POFF 2021, LATVIA, 2022
FACEBOOK: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TROUBLEDMINDSMOVIE/
INSTAGRAM: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/TROUBLEDMINDSMOVIE/
Directed by: Raitis Abele
Cinematography by: Reginald Amukoshi Emvula
Cast: Viesturs Adler, Ralfs Blanks, Eva Kondratova, Reginald and Francis
Produced by: Raitis Abele and Svetlana Samosina
VFX: Aigars Gercans, Nauris Asenkampfs, Ugis Rode
Music by: Antireality
Financed by: Evil Empire
Distribution: Tritone Studio
Leftovers & Leftlovers
ENG
For every generation the doomsday clock is ticking louder and human beings feel they live in the most bizarre and dreadful time ever. No one knows if it’s an incapability to comprehend the existence, a need to return to a more primitive state or a pure idealization of nihilism.
After the Great Blackout a man seeks out his past. By confronting his feminine and masculine alter egos he strives to restore his identity. The emergence of his most primal instincts is an absolutely straightforward and unequivocal reflection of the present day.
FR
Pour chaque génération, le tic-tac de l'horloge apocalyptique est de plus en plus fort et les êtres humains ont le sentiment de vivre dans la période la plus bizarre et la plus terrible qui soit. Personne ne sait si c'est une incapacité de comprendre l'existence, un besoin de revenir à un état plus primitif ou une pure idéalisation du nihilisme.
Après la grand black-out, un homme recherche son passé. En confrontant ses alter ego féminins et masculins, il s'efforce à restaurer son identité. L'émergence de ses instincts les plus primitifs est une réflexion absolument directe et sans équivoque du présent.
LV
Filmēts gan uz 16mm pozitīva, gan ‘super 8’ filmas lentām. Stāsts risinās post-apokaliptiskā pasaulē, kādu laiku pēc ‘elektrības izzušanas’ un ‘vājprāta’ gadiem. No jauna skenējot saglabājušos drukātos tekstus, filmas galvenais varonis reizē cenšas atgūt gan kolektīvās, gan savas individuālās ‘izdzēstās’ atmiņas, kā rezultātā konfrontē savu sievišķo un vīrišķo alter-ego.
Directed by: Lauris and Marcis Abele
Produced by: Zane Sietniece
Financed by: Latvian National Television and Tritone Studio
Distribution: Tritone Studio
Stāsts par bēgļu gaitām Kurzemē pēc Otrā pasaules kara un jaunas meitenes piedzīvoto juku laikā.
SYNOPSIS
One of the ancient Baltic tribes that later formed the Latvian and Lithuanian nations. From the 5th to 16th centuries they inhabited Curland and northwestern parts of what is now Lithuania and were known as ruthless warriors and traders. They were also among the last of Europeans to accept Christianity. What historic evidence has this enigmatic tribe left us about themselves and what do we know about them?
Financed by: Latvijas Valsts Kulturkapitala Fonds and Tritone Studio.
Director: Raitis Abele / Lauris Abele
Cinematiography: Marcis Abele, Janis Indriks
Concept artist: Aigars Gercans
Written and Directed by Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele
Produced by Thom Palmen, Dace Siatkovska
Cinematography by Gatis Grīnbergs
Actors: Kaspars Kārkliņš, Anete Saulīte, Lauma Balode
GRAND PRIX AT TAMPERE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015
SYNOPSIS
"Castratus the Boar" is an impressionistic story about a small town resident Valter and his secret that prevents him from integrating in local community. He spends his days breeding pigs and singing in the church choir but that doesn’t make him less lonely. When he finally tries to establish closer contact with a fellow girl Aija, his representations of masculinity take a weird turn
#artsy AND DARK comedy
SYNOPSIS
While the whole world is overwhelmed by revolutions of different shades, the leading tandem of the Small Theater - Ivars and Armands is working on a new historical play set in 18th century France called ‘Revolution’. A week before the premiere the favorite of audiences and critics Armands receives a tempting offer to pursue his career at the Grand Theater. Betrayed by his best friend, Ivars gradually loses touch with reality. Themes of the play ‘Revolution’ starts to intertwine with Ivars personal life until he becomes unable to distinguish truth from fiction and that brings the Small Theater closer to an inevitable catastrophe - the act of terrorism at the evening of the premiere.
LV
“Revolūcija” ir sirreāla komēdija par krīzi teātra aizkulišu pasaulē. Pilsētas Mazā teātra vadošais tandēms Ivars un Armands jauna un ambicioza režisora vadībā strādā pie sezonas pēdēja jauniestudējuma. Nedēļu pirms pirmizrādes publikas un kritiķu mīlulis Armands saņem vilinošu piedāvājumu turpināt karjeru Lielajā teātrī. Sava labākā drauga un kolēģa nodots, Ivars pakāpeniski zaudē saiti ar realitāti, viņa lēmumiem tuvinot teātri neizbēgamai katastrofai.
Director: Mārcis Lācis
Length (’): 95 minutes
Country (countries): Latvia
To be released – December 2021
CREW:
Scriptwriter: Mārcis Lācis, Cinematographer: Mārcis Ābele, Production Designer: Aivars Žukovskis, Sound Director: Jānis Zaneribs, Original Music: Toms Auniņš, Costume Designer: Elīna Pērkone, Makeup Artist: Zane Žilinska, Main Cast: Ivars Krasts, Armands Berģis, Producer: Raitis Ābele
Production Company: Tritone Studio
Supported by: Valsts Kultūrkapitāla Fonds
SYNOPSIS
On March 11, 2020 the WHO declared outbreak of Covid-19 as a pandemic. At the time, almost no one predicted that this pandemic would drag on and on, make us sit at 'home', reintroduce curfew or even let us partly forget how it is hugging our loved ones.
During this a year later we more or less have adapted to the ‘pandemic lifestyle’. Some have been significantly affected while others have remained almost unchanged. Exactly a year later we look at ourselves - how does this adaptation look? Or - have we adapted at all?
This story is told by 624 submitted videos all filmed in a single day - on March 11, 2021.
Filmed in Georgia, Finland, France, Switzerland, USA, Russia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Iceland, Spain, Vietnam and Malta.
Directed by: Raitis Ābele, Armands Začs
Editing: Armands Začs
Sound director: Jānis Zaneribs
Music: Ingus Baušķenieks
Producers: Raitis Ābele, Zanda Zeidaka
Production studio: SIA Tritone Studio
Supported by: VKKF and KultūrELPA
Dokumentālā filma par baložiem.
Antropoloģijas profesors 17 gadus pēta putnu un cilvēku mijiedarbību. Savu pētījumu gaitā viņš ir nonācis pie sensacionāliem un gandrīz vai neticamiem atklājumiem.
Filma ļauj skatītājam ieskatīties zinātnieku lauka pētījumu aizkulisēs.
Filmas autors ir profesora asistents Matīss Rezņiks.
Atbalsta: Tritone studio, Mute studija, BB rental, DDB, Cinamon, Alfa, Izklaides Kanāls 2
Īsfilma “Melnsila stāsts” ir Laura Ābeles diplomdarbs, beidzot LKA maģistra kursu 2011. gadā. Šī īsfilma ir tapusi pēc Ralfa Kokina stāsta ar tādu pašu nosaukumu un motīviem, un nekad nav pieredzējusi publisku izrādi ārpus skolas telpām.
“Melnsila stāsts” ir mistiska pasaka, ko iedvesmojuši Ziemeļkurzemes mežu fenomeni kā “vadātājs”, kam pateicoties Latvijas mežos un purvos katru gadu apmaldās daudz cilvēku, un noslēpumainās “velnu laivas”.
Divu mežcirtēju ikdienas rutīnu pārtrauc negaidīts notikums, kā rezultātā viņiem nākas izkāpt no savas komforta zonas un iepazīt Ziemeļkurzemes mežu tumšo un nezināmo pusi.
Īsfilma ir visu trīs brāļu kopdarbs - otrs režisors ir Raitis Ābele un operators Mārcis Ābele. Par meža mistifikāciju atbildīgs datormākslinieki Aigars Gercāns un Arnis Hagendorfs. Galvenajās lomās - Marta Grase un Kaspars Gods.
LAT
Multfilma zīmēta ar smiltīm un skatāma 3D stereo formātā.
Filmas darbība risinās zemūdens valstībā, kurā dzīve katram iemītniekam rit savu gaitu. Draudzīgās zivis dala gan priekus, gan bēdas, līdz Mazā Līdaciņa nolemj mainīt dabas iekārtoto gaitu. Tā izvēlas spēlēt atriebīgas un riskantas spēles. Kāds būs iznākums? Vai risks atmaksājās?
ENG
The film takes place in the underwater realm. Friendly fish share both joys and sorrows until Small Pike decides to change the natural order of things by playing a vengeful and risky game. What will be the outcome? Will the risk pay off?
Režija/scenārijs: Raitis Ābele
Producents: Dmitrijs Ščeguļovs
Mākslinieki: Krišjānis Ābols, Aigars Gercāns, Elīna Zunde, Kao Viets Ngujens
Mūzika un skaņa: Anete Vanaga, Ģirts Strumpmanis, Aleksejs Bahirs, Jānis Zaneribs
3D stereo: Pēteris Sudakovs
© Paruss studija / Tritone Studio
Movie about winter swimming and a 72 year old Latvian in Bronx.
Movie by Raitis Ābele
Uploaded on 8 Apr 2013 at 21:46
#Raitis Abele#bronxnet#bronx#fitness#bronx polarbears#Latvia#winter swimming
BAND: Soundarcade
SONG: Hunt Royal
Music video for Latvian independent band Soundarcade. Video was created from medieval paintings by adding motion, new perspective and meaning. 'Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. The Shadow can be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and an authentic life. We meet our dark side, accept it for what it is, and we learn to use its powerful energies in productive ways. The Shadow knows why good people sometimes do 'bad' things. Romancing the Shadow and learning to read the messages it encodes in daily life can deepen your consciousness, imagination, and soul.' /K.G.Jung/
Created and directed by Aigars Gercans
Written by: Aigars Gercans, Krisjanis Abols, Raitis Abele
#progressive rock#riga#latvia#psychedelic#Tritone Studio#Hunt Royal#Soundarcade
