Jānis Indriks

Nascimento : , Latvia

Filmes

Trapped by Borders
Director of Photography
Captured by Borders is a film about travelling the world in old and transformed fire trucks. They have been in more than 100 countries, on five continents, driven for more than 100 000 kilometres. As a result, we were confident that no one could stop us. Until the fire trucks were blocked on the border between China and Vietnam. By one of the most difficult border crossings in the world. After almost eight years, a rescue expedition leaves Latvia to bring the fire trucks home. How will they fare? That’s what this adventure documentary is about.
Apskrien Latviju
Idea
Apskrien Latviju
Producer
A Outra Face da Guerra
First Assistant Camera
Depois de testemunhar sua mãe sendo baleada pelas tropas invasoras alemãs, Arturs, de 16 anos, junto com seu pai, decide se alistar nos batalhões de fuzileiros da Letônia do Exército Imperial Russo, na esperança de se vingar e encontrar a glória. Arturs continua a lutar na Primeira Guerra Mundial na Frente Oriental, onde perde seu pai e irmão, e rapidamente se desilude. Eventualmente, Arturs retorna ao seu recém-proclamado país para lutar na Guerra da Independência da Letônia e começar tudo do zero.
Return
Camera Operator
Imanta allows others to look into her way of life. Her grandparents emigrated from Latvia during World War II. Parents grew up and met in the United States, but Imanta have closed the circle of family by returning to her grandparents homeland. How was this road? The documentary «Return» allows you to look behind the scenes of a personal story - how to move to Latvia if you have lived abroad so far? Imanta herself tells her story through video and photo documentation.
2018
Director of Photography
During Latvia’s centennial year, 15 filmmakers created each his own film portrait of a person living in Latvia on the background of centenary events. Documentary 2018 combines these stories into a unique poetic vision based on analogy with the documentary 235 000 000, a classic of the Riga school of poetic documentary cinema. This film is an attempt to make sure whether the codes of the poetic cinema are still relevant and accessible today.
Baltic Tribes
Director of Photography
DocuDrama about 13th century pre-Christian culture. Danish spy Lars enters the tribal lands of the Baltic peoples, where he takes part in religious rites, cruel forays, gets high during the Summer Solstice, becomes slave to the Couronians and even fights the crusaders. Who were the last pagans of Europe and how did they live? It is a unique trip into the textures of the past and into the unknown lands of the Baltic Tribes.
Under the Upturned Moon
Director of Photography
“Under the Upturned Moon” is a documentary that tells an outstandingly gripping story of two journalists investigating the depths of Islamic community in a country as small and seemingly insignificant as Latvia.
A Maldição das Formigas Gigantes
First Assistant "B" Camera
Um bando de formigas gigantes assassinas surgem das profundezas das dunas do deserto e ameaçam acabar com toda a humanidade. Um tributo nostálgico aos filmes do gênero nos anos 50, é também inspirado em um jogo cult de videogame dos anos 80.
The Curonians
Director of Photography
Curonians is a historical documentary about one of the ancient Baltic tribes. The Curonians lived in the western parts of modern-day Latvia from the 5th until the 16th century. They eventually merged with other Baltic peoples to form the Latvian nation. The docu-mentary utilizes reenacted scenes, interviews with known historians and 3D animation to tell the story of this brave warrior tribe. They were feared even by their Scandinavian neighbors and remained one of the last remaining pagan tribes in Europe. Evidence of Curonian rituals can be found as late as the 19th century. The film offers a brief insight into their lives, culture, customs and beliefs. It tells about their moments of strength, victory and also their defeats.
Mairis Briedis: Life as a Fight
Director of Photography
Mairis Briedis - son, father, husband, a Latvian. World boxing champion. From the producers of "Looking for Mr. Dice" comes a new documentary that sheds light on a personal life of the famous boxer. Through unique, previously unseen footage and interviews with persons closest to him we'll get to know another, more intimate side of Mairis Briedis while he trains for his carreer's greatest fight.