PREMIERE

CINEMA 'KSUNS' 01.12 / 22.00

Blackwood story

Lauris Ābele ended his LKA Master's course in 2011. This short film is based on the story of Ralph C. Kokin with the same name and motives, and has never seen a public show outside of school premises. "Blackwood story" is a mysterious tale inspired by the phenomena of the North Kurzeme forest as a "leader", due to which many people are caught in the woods and bogs of Latvia, and the mysterious "devils boats". The daily routine of the two foresters is stopped by an unexpected event, as a result of which they have to leave their comfort zone and get to know the dark and unknown side of the North Kurzeme forest.

The short film is a joint work of all three brothers - the second director is Raitis Ābele and the operator Mārcis Ābele. Computer designers Aigars Gercans and Arnis Hagendorf are responsible for forest scenes. The main roles are played by Marta Grase and Kaspars Gods.

Leftovers and Leftlovers

Directed by Raita Abele, Study of New York Film Academy in 2011. The short film is made on both 16mm positive and 'super 8' film tape. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, a short time after the 'power failure' and 'madness' years. Re-scanning the printed text, the main character of the film seeks to retrieve both collective and individual "deleted" memories, which confronts their female and male alter-ego.

Lauris Ābele and Raitis Ābele are Latvian filmmakers. Both were born in Riga, where they are still living. Lauris has a Master's Degree in Film Management from the Latvian Academy of Culture as well as a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Latvia. Raitis Ābele received a Master's degree from the University of Latvia as a clinical psychologist and studied at the New York Film Academy. Together with his brother Marc Abel (cinema operator), they make films, music videos and various video-related art projects. As cinema artists, brothers are interested in contemporary are where powerful visual means of expression can be used. Out of the cinema, the brothers are also known as musicians in the Soundarcade and Das Sonntags Legion groups.