TREASURES OF THE SEA by Astra Zoldnere
Biographical note of the author
Astra Zoldnere is a young Latvian Director. Astra holds an MA degree in film directing from Baltic Film and Media School. She has directed short films, music videos and light installations. Her films have been screened in many international film festivals and have received several awards.
Synopsis
A poetic documentary that unveils the soul of the Baltic culture around the Sea. The film portrays in multiple layers the world of the fishing industry, and through a modern view it connects the society with its cultural heritage, the nature, the human factor, the sound, and the silence.
Judgment
The capability to modulate, with different sequences and fields, a story with a powerful vision, rich of anthropological evocations, in which sweat and hard work are included in wider and playful social ties.