To Feel A Little

synopsis

This cinematic epiphany, shot on 16mm film with lightness and gentle humour, pierces the crust of everyday life to reveal the miracle of existence. A web of tactile images and slightly surreal scenes braided around a girl's body is interwoven with verses by the late Latvian poet Imants Ziedoņis.

“Each day catches fire. If you have walked all day and not seen it, wait. Don’t blink; it might happen that instant. One morning there was dew on the grass. But no sunlight, and the dew was red-grey, the rose didn’t speak. The next day there was dew and sun, but the rose had shed its petals. There must be a triad. A flower and myself are not enough, there must be sun. A birch and myself are not enough; the birch needs wind, or a thrush, or frost.” — Imants Ziedoņis

biography

Reičela Paula is a Latvian director and cinematographer currently based between Prague and Riga. After studying architecture at the University of Manchester, she graduated from FAMU International and the experimental film programme at Baltic Analog Lab. As a cinematographer, she has collaborated with directors from Latvia, Ukraine, Germany, the US, and the Czech Republic. Her work is based on a sense of space and visual composition.

film details

director:	Reičela Paula Zapevālova
cast:	Rūta Znotiņa, Līva Kārkliņa
producer:	Reičela Paula Zapevālova