Laila Pakalnina

Laila Pakalnina

Known for
Directing
Born
June 4, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

Biography

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Whisper in the Cellar

Whisper in the Cellar

Movie · Director

2026
Scarecrows poster

Scarecrows

Movie · Director

2025
Cat on My Mind poster

Cat on My Mind

Movie · Director

2024
Termini poster

Termini

Movie · Director

2021
Homes poster

Homes

Movie · Director

2020
In the Mirror poster

In the Mirror

Movie · Director

2020
The First Bridge poster

The First Bridge

Movie · Director

2019
Spoon poster

Spoon

Movie · Director

2017
Hello, Horse! poster

Hello, Horse!

Movie · Director

2016
Dream poster

Dream

Movie · Director

2016
Waterfall poster

Waterfall

Movie · Director

2015
Hey, Rasma! poster

Hey, Rasma!

Movie · Director

2015
Dawn poster

Dawn

Movie · Director

2014
Short Film About Life poster

Short Film About Life

Movie · Director

2014
Hotel and a Ball poster

Hotel and a Ball

Movie · Director

2014
A Dream of Snow poster

A Dream of Snow

Movie · Director

2013
Forty Two poster

Forty Two

Movie · Director

2013
The Chimney poster

The Chimney

Movie · Director

2012
Pizzas poster

Pizzas

Movie · Director

2012
Snow Crazy poster

Snow Crazy

Movie · Director

2011
33 Animals of Santa Claus poster

33 Animals of Santa Claus

Movie · Director

2010
On Rubik's Road poster

On Rubik's Road

Movie · Director

2009
Silence (Elements) poster

Silence (Elements)

Movie · Director

2008
Stones (Elements) poster

Stones (Elements)

Movie · Director

2008
Three Men and a Fish Pond poster

Three Men and a Fish Pond

Movie · Director

2007
Fire (Elements) poster

Fire (Elements)

Movie · Director

2006
Theodore poster

Theodore

Movie · Director

2006
The Hostage poster

The Hostage

Movie · Director

2006
The Water (Elements) poster

The Water (Elements)

Movie · Director

2004
Visions of Europe poster

Visions of Europe

Movie · Director

2004
Dream Land poster

Dream Land

Movie · Director

2004
Bus poster

Bus

Movie · Director

2004
It'll Be Fine poster

It'll Be Fine

Movie · Director

2003
The Python poster

The Python

Movie · Director

2002
Martin poster

Martin

Movie · Director

2001
Wake Up! poster

Wake Up!

Movie · Director

2001
Papa Gena poster

Papa Gena

Movie · Director

1998
The Shoe poster

The Shoe

Movie · Director

1997
The Oak poster

The Oak

Movie · Director

1995
The Mail poster

The Mail

Movie · Director

1995
Ubāns

Ubāns

Movie · Director

1994
The Ferry poster

The Ferry

Movie · Director

1993
Church poster

Church

Movie · Director

1992
Annas Ziemassvētki poster

Annas Ziemassvētki

Movie · Director

1991
The Linen poster

The Linen

Movie · Director

1991
The Cathedral

The Cathedral

Movie · Director

1991
Iešana

Iešana

Movie · Director