Snow Crazy

Sniegs

Snow Crazy

Laila Pakalniņa

2012
Documentary
34’
Focus

How can you ski in a country without mountains? Well, ski-crazed Latvians have found the solution: they jump off roofs or have themselves pulled by mopeds. Sniegs is a portrait of winter athletes giving vent to their passion – in defiance of natural hindrances and against all logic.

Film programme A Better Life

Director / Script

Laila Pakalniņa

Cinematography

Uldis Cekulis, Valdis Celmiņš, Krišs Roziņš, Uldis Jancis

Editing

Krišs Roziņš, Gatis Belogrudovs

Production

Uldis Cekulis, VFS Films

Contact

National Film Centre of Latvia

Laila Pakalniņa

Laila Pakalniņa, born 1962, studied TV journalism and film direction in Moscow. She has made several documentaries and two feature-length films.


Films by Laila Pakalniņa (Selection)
Picas 2012 | Kilnieks 2006 | Buss 2004 | Martins 2002 | Tusya 2000 | Ozols 1997 | Vela 1991