Photo negatives thrown out as rubbish inspired Laila Pakalnina's new film
Latvian director Laila Pakalnina's new film "Es domāju par kaķi" ("I Think About a Cat") grew out of photo negatives found beside a rubbish container. It premiered in Buenos Aires and will be shown in Latvia on 20 October.
Latvian film director Laila Pakalnina's new film "Es domāju par kaķi" ("I Think About a Cat") was inspired by photo negatives that were headed for destruction and were found by chance in a plastic bag next to a rubbish container. The story of how the film came about is a reminder of how interesting the pieces of history that people sometimes throw away can be.
From a chance find to a film
The discovery grew into a film in which events from roughly half a century ago form a gripping and visually poetic dialogue with the present day. The source gives no further details about the film's content or the people shown in it.
Premiere and screening in Riga
The film had its world premiere at a film festival in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Audiences in Latvia will be able to see it on 20 October, when it is shown at the Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF), a film event held in the Latvian capital.
The film, built on images that were almost discarded, will therefore reach viewers in Latvia just days after this report, following its first screening in South America.
