Laila Pakalnina
Directing
Laila Pakalniņa is a Latvian art-house filmmaker. She graduated from the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK), Department of Film Direction, in 1991. A director and scriptwriter of 31 documentaries, 5 shorts, and 5 fiction features, altogether she has 41 films, 2 children, 1 husband, 2 dogs and 2 bicycles. Her films have screened in official programmes at Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rome and other international festivals, where they have won numerous awards.
Behind the camera
2026Scarecrows
Director & Writer
2025Cat on my Mind
Director & Writer
2024Termini
Director & Writer
2021Homes
Director
2020In the Mirror
Director & Writer
2020The First Bridge
Director & Writer
2019Spoon
Director & Writer
2017Hello, Horse!
Director & Writer
2016Dream
Director & Writer
2016Waterfall
Director & Writer
2015Dawn
Director & Writer
2015Hey, Rasma!
Director & Writer
2014Short Film About Life
Director & Writer
2014Hotel and a Ball
Director & Writer
2014A Dream of Snow
Director
2013Forty Two
Director & Writer
2013The Chimney
Director & Writer
2012Pizzas
Director & Writer
2012Snow Crazy
Director & Writer
201133 Animals of Santa Claus
Director & Writer
2010On Rubik's Road
Director & Writer
2009Silence (Elements)
Director & Writer
2008Stones (Elements)
Director & Writer
2008Three Men and a Fish Pond
Director