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Boston Baltic Film Festival

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Mar 03—05, 2023

Boston Baltic Film Festival

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A unique opportunity to get to know the Baltic soul

The fifth annual Baltic Film Festival in Boston will present three days of the latest award winning films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

World-class feature films and documentaries for all generations offer a unique opportunity to get to know the Baltic soul – creative, reflective, and rebellious. Presented by The Baltic Film Committee and The American National Latvian League, in collaboration with ArtsEmerson.

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Venue

Emerson Paramount Center
559 Washington St Boston, MA 02111

Dates

Mar 03, 2023 - Mar 05, 2023

Special Offers

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$100 for all 10 films

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$14 per film

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Films

"Meet The Baltic Filmmakers" Panel Discussion

$14 | 1 Hour

Fri, Mar 03 @ 5:00 pm

A panel discussion with filmmakers of movies being shown at our Baltic Film Festival: Valdis Celmiņš (DOP “Upurga” & “Accidental Santa”), Veiko Esken (producer “Melchior the Apotechary”), Aigars Grauba (director “Accidental Santa”), Viesturs Kairišs (director “January”), Olle Mirme (screenwriter “Melchior the Apotechary”), Linda Olte (director “Sisters”), Uģis Olte (director “Upurga”), Uldis Cekulis (producer “Upurga”) , Živilė Gallego (producer, “A Butterfly’s Heart”), Inesa Kurklietyte (director, “A Butterfly’s Heart”), Ove Musting (director, “Kalev”).

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January (Latvia, 2022)
Janvāris

Directed by Viesturs Kairišs

$14 | 1 Hour 34 Minutes | PG-16
In Latvian with English subtitles

Fri, Mar 03 @ 7:00 pm

It is 1991 in Latvia and nineteen-year-old aspiring cinematographer Jazis’s whole world is thrown into chaos as he is dragged into the people’s peaceful protests against the Soviet Army’s attempted takeover of power in his country. “January” is an autobiographical take on the political upheaval in the early 1990s that changed the lives of the people of the former Soviet Union. Jazis and his friends Anna and Zeps are all aspiring filmmakers, trying to pursue their dreams of making movies and enjoy the freedom of young adulthood, when the collapse of the political system in the region upends their plans, family ties and friendship. Their experience and participation in the nonviolent resistance through the construction of barricades and human shields becomes the defining moment in their coming-of-age.

Q&A with Director Viesturs Kairišš following the screening

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Accidental Santa (Latvia, 2022)
Circenīša ziemassvētki

Directed by Aigars Grauba, Cinematography by Valdis Celmins

$14 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | PG
In Latvian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 04 @ 10:00 am

Bruno is doing time in prison for a bank robbery. On Christmas day he receives a letter from his son, which makes him want to break out of prison immediately. His escape plan and his accomplice are in place, but a “Christmas miracle” turns everything upside down. A search for the escaped prisoner begins. To stay hidden he is suddenly forced to not only dress in a Santa Claus costume, but also spend Christmas Eve with a police officer and his family in their holiday cabin. While Bruno is only thinking about getting away, the police officer’s children only want Santa to help save their family which is on the edge of breaking apart. Will Bruno be able to save this family or will he be captured before getting where he needs to be?

Q&A with director Aigars Grauba & cinematographer Valdis Celmiņš after the screening

https://vimeo.com/789739935

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Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)
Piligrimai

$14 | 1 Hour 32 Minutes | PG-16
In Lithuanian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 04 @ 12:40 pm

A woman travels to a small town near an airport with the brother of her former boyfriend, who was killed there in a violent tragedy. As the pair retrace his steps, they unravel the circumstances of his death.

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Upurga (Latvia, 2021)

Directed by Uģis Olte, Produced by Uldis Cekulis, Cinematography by Valdis Celmins

$14 | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | PG-16
In Latvian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 04 @ 3:10 pm

Andrejs is an adventure guide who is afraid of real adventures. But that’s what he gets when his sister, an influencer, goes missing in the valley of a wild river, together with a vegan-sausage advertising crew. Facing ancient forces of na- ture, Andrejs’ deepest anxieties awaken as he engages in a futile search that pushes his body and mind to the extreme. During his journey, the young man will meet locals such as a silent cabbage fermenter and a weird brotherhood of hunters who speak a language totally of their own. They are the protectors of a wondrous natural phenomena, haunting and beautiful at the same time. Andrejs doesn’t know that every path in this strange forest leads exactly to the thing you are looking for – but to find it, you must first get lost.

10 min Q&A with director Uģis Olte, producer Uldis Cekulis, cinematographer Valdis Celmiņš

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Melchior the Apothecary (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior

Produced by Veiko Esken, Screenwriter: Olle Mirme

$14 | 1 Hour 37 Minutes | Rated PG-16
In Estonian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 04 @ 5:50 pm

In medieval Tallinn, the famous knight of the Order who freed the Baltic Sea from pirates is murdered. The hero’s head is chopped off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The Sheriff orders Melchior the Apothecary, who can talk to the dead, to investigate the crime. The clever young man discovers that the murdered knight was looking for a mysterious “Prisoner of Tallinn” and clues lead to the Dominican monastery. A terrible series of crimes is unleashed – anyone who comes into contact with this secret is in danger. At the same time, the apothecary has doubts about his apprentice, who seems to be hiding something…

10 min Q&A following screening with producer Veiko Esken & screenwriter Olle Mirme

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Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

Produced by Veiko Esken, Screenwriter: Olle Mirme

$14 | 1 Hour 29 Minutes | PG-16
In Estonian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 04 @ 8:40 pm

In the second film of medieval thriller, the night watchman is frightened by a terrible ghost – the tragically drowned daughter of a rich merchant. In the morning, the guard has fallen to death from a high tower and several more people lose their lives in suspicious accidents. Investigating these events, Melchior’s paths cross with a prostitute, a priest, a foreign artist and a mad heretic. The clues take him to the Pirita Convent, which gloomy vaults hide a dangerous secret buried in oblivion. At the same time, Melchior is troubled by the question of why his beloved Keterlyn suddenly breaks their engagement.

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A Butterfly's Heart (Lithuania, 2021)
Drugelio Sirdis

Produced by Živilė Gallego & Directed by Inesa Kurklietyte

$14 | 1 Hour 48 Minutes | PG
In Lithuanian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 05 @ 10:00 am

This is the story of a ten-year-old boy named Juozapas, who is one in a million because he was born with his heart outside of his chest and survived. Juozapas avoids interaction with children, the center of his world is an old, deserted manor house and the insects he is raising there. His peace is disturbed when same age girl Rugile moves to the town and it’s time to go to school. After sharing various experiences, they gradually become friends.

10 min Q&A following the screening with producer Živilė Gallego & director Inesa Kurklietyte

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Mariupolis 2 (Lithuania, 2022)

Directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius

$10 | 1 Hour 52 Minutes | PG-16
In Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and Russian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 05 @ 1:00 pm

In 2022, Mantas Kvedaravicius went back to Ukraine, Mariupol, at the heart of the war, to be with the people he had met and filmed in 2015. Following his death, his producers and collaborators have put all their strength into continuing transmitting his work, his vision and his films. Also a PhD in anthropology, Mantas Kvedaravicius wished to testify as a filmmaker as far as possible from the agitation of the media and the politicians. With huge force and sensitivity, MARIUPOLIS 2 depicts life as it continues amidst the bombing and reveals images that convey both tragedy and hope. Mantas Kvedaravičius was captured and killed by Russian Forces in the end of March, 2022 in Mariupol while documenting Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian territory.

10 min introduction by Yale-based political scientist and commentator Maksimas Milta

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Kalev (Estonia, 2022)

Directed by Ove Musting

$14 | 1 Hour 35 Minutes | PG-16
In Estonian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 05 @ 4:00 pm

Inspired by a true story It’s the summer of 1990. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse and the small Baltic nations struggle to regain their independence. Society is divided, there is fear and turmoil on the streets, just as the Soviet Union’s basketball championship is about to begin. The Estonian team Kalev faces a momentous decision. With independence seemingly within arm’s reach, a rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian team’s participation in the USSR championship. As professional athletes, the team makes the unpopular choice: to play ball. Against all odds, Kalev makes it to the finals only to find their battle had suddenly become much larger, as both the Estonian tricolor and red Soviet flags are unfurled….

10min Q&A with director Ove Musting after the screening

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Sisters (Latvia, 2022)
Māsas

Directed by Linda Olte

$14 | 1 Hour 44 Minutes | PG-13
In Latvian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 05 @ 6:45 pm

As orphanage-residents and teenage sisters Anastasia and Diana get to know that an American family is ready to adopt them, their biological mother returns to the picture.

10min Q&A with director Linda Olte after the screening

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Mar 03—05, 2023

Boston Baltic Film Festival

Presented by

A unique opportunity to get to know the Baltic soul

Info

Venue

Dates

Mar 03, 2023 - Mar 05, 2023

Special Offers

Details

$14 per film

View Health Information

Films

"Meet The Baltic Filmmakers" Panel Discussion

January (Latvia, 2022)
Janvāris

Accidental Santa (Latvia, 2022)
Circenīša ziemassvētki

Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)
Piligrimai

Upurga (Latvia, 2021)

Melchior the Apothecary (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior

Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

A Butterfly's Heart (Lithuania, 2021)
Drugelio Sirdis

Mariupolis 2 (Lithuania, 2022)

Kalev (Estonia, 2022)

Sisters (Latvia, 2022)
Māsas

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Mar 03—05, 2023

Boston Baltic Film Festival

Presented by

A unique opportunity to get to know the Baltic soul

Info

Venue

Dates

Mar 03, 2023 - Mar 05, 2023

Special Offers

Details

$14 per film

View Health Information

Films

"Meet The Baltic Filmmakers" Panel Discussion

January (Latvia, 2022) Janvāris

Accidental Santa (Latvia, 2022)Circenīša ziemassvētki

Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)Piligrimai

Upurga (Latvia, 2021)

Melchior the Apothecary (Estonia, 2022)Apteeker Melchior

Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost (Estonia, 2022)Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

A Butterfly's Heart (Lithuania, 2021)Drugelio Sirdis

Mariupolis 2 (Lithuania, 2022)

Kalev (Estonia, 2022)

Sisters (Latvia, 2022)Māsas

January (Latvia, 2022)
Janvāris

Accidental Santa (Latvia, 2022)
Circenīša ziemassvētki

Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)
Piligrimai

Melchior the Apothecary (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior

Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost (Estonia, 2022)
Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

A Butterfly's Heart (Lithuania, 2021)
Drugelio Sirdis

Sisters (Latvia, 2022)
Māsas