A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Born:
March 12, 1963
Assistant Director:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
Director:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2004 eu
2006 Papiņš
2006 Us and Them
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2018 Thrown Into This World
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
Editor:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1989 Soviets
1990 Crossroads
1993 Gravitācija
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2004 eu
2006 Papiņš
2006 Us and Them
2007 ...vēlos mājās pārnākt
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2018 Thrown Into This World
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
Executive Producer:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1989 Soviets
1990 Crossroads
1993 Gravitācija
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2004 eu
2006 Papiņš
2006 Us and Them
2007 ...vēlos mājās pārnākt
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2012 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2018 Thrown Into This World
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
Producer:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1989 Soviets
1990 Crossroads
1992 The Naives
1993 Gravitācija
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2002 Sandbox
2003 Planēta "Zolitūde"
2004 Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
2004 Unbroken
2004 eu
2005 Dina
2005 The Telephone
2006 Papiņš
2006 The Witch's Button
2006 Us and Them
2007 ...vēlos mājās pārnākt
2007 Half-a-Bear
2008 Flap Your Wings!
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2009 Amazon of the Avant-garde
2009 Let's Play!
2010 Behind the Wire
2010 How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming?
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2010 The Little Worm
2010 Wonderful Day
2011 Čikāgas piecīši. Par mani, draudziņ, nebēdā
2012 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
2012 I Want To See The Dwarves!
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2014 Territory Vija Celmiņš
2014 Two Women
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2016 Quantum Code
2016 Till The End Of The Scene
2018 I Would Like To Be A Circle
2018 Thrown Into This World
2018 Under the Upturned Moon
2019 Jelgava '94
2022 Paperhead
2022 Right Hand Man
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
Screenplay:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1989 Soviets
1990 Crossroads
1992 The Naives
1993 Gravitācija
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2002 Sandbox
2003 Planēta "Zolitūde"
2004 Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
2004 Unbroken
2004 eu
2005 Dina
2005 The Telephone
2006 Papiņš
2006 The Witch's Button
2006 Us and Them
2007 ...vēlos mājās pārnākt
2007 Half-a-Bear
2008 Flap Your Wings!
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2009 Amazon of the Avant-garde
2009 Let's Play!
2010 Behind the Wire
2010 How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming?
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2010 The Little Worm
2010 Wonderful Day
2011 Čikāgas piecīši. Par mani, draudziņ, nebēdā
2012 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
2012 I Want To See The Dwarves!
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2014 Territory Vija Celmiņš
2014 Two Women
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2016 Quantum Code
2016 Till The End Of The Scene
2018 I Would Like To Be A Circle
2018 Thrown Into This World
2018 Under the Upturned Moon
2019 Jelgava '94
2022 Paperhead
2022 Right Hand Man
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
Writer:
1986 Is It Easy to Be Young?
1989 Soviets
1990 Crossroads
1992 The Naives
1993 Gravitācija
1993 Unfinished Film
1996 The Anatomy of a Provocation
1997 Is It Easy To Be...? After 10 Years
2000 The Baltic Saga
2001 Barricades for Freedom
2001 Measured by Your Own Measure
2002 Sandbox
2003 Planēta "Zolitūde"
2004 Listen, Rabbit... Daddy goes to London
2004 Unbroken
2004 eu
2005 Dina
2005 The Telephone
2006 Papiņš
2006 The Witch's Button
2006 Us and Them
2007 ...vēlos mājās pārnākt
2007 Half-a-Bear
2008 Flap Your Wings!
2008 Turpinājums Latvijai
2009 Amazon of the Avant-garde
2009 Let's Play!
2010 Behind the Wire
2010 How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming?
2010 Is It Easy...? After 20 Years
2010 The Little Worm
2010 Wonderful Day
2011 Čikāgas piecīši. Par mani, draudziņ, nebēdā
2012 Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg
2012 I Want To See The Dwarves!
2014 Failed State. Are We?
2014 Territory Vija Celmiņš
2014 Two Women
2015 The Formula of Happiness
2016 Quantum Code
2016 Till The End Of The Scene
2018 I Would Like To Be A Circle
2018 Thrown Into This World
2018 Under the Upturned Moon
2019 Jelgava '94
2022 Paperhead
2022 Right Hand Man
2024 Podnieks On Podnieks. A Witness To History
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