Līga Požarska

About the author

Līga writes about short films for Talking Shorts and occassionally about feature films for Latvian media outlets. She moderates Q&As and does various translation-related tasks. She is also a member of the Short Riga preselection committee – Riga International Film Festival's curated short film programme. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Master's Degree in Creative Industries and Cultural Management.

Films

Interviews

Heaven Reaches Down To Earth

When the mountains caught fire

review by Inge Coolsaet

After the translation of a personal experience of racial profiling in post-apartheid South-Africa into his acclaimed shortfilm 'Mthunzi' (2019), Tebogo Malebogo returns to the festival circuit. Shot …

Quarantine

I hear dancing in the cage

review by Līga Požarska

‘Clarity, simplicity and passion’ is an identity motto for the Dailes Theatre in Riga, Latvia. Astrid Goldsmith’s stop-motion animation film ‘Quarantine’ reflects the same qualities. Clarity is found in the de …

FragMANts

This is so amazing! My hands are shaking!

review by Valentina Smirnova

Smiling faces and rhythmic movements. Touching, stroking, knocking. Fingertips sliding over material. A woman who likes to stroke a cosmetic bottle. A man who beats his hairy stomach. Another man who …