Serbia / May 13, 2022 / Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
81 Meters (2022)
Directed by Jānis Ābele
14minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Spring 2021. A cinephile invites you on an intimate trip through the last surviving cinema houses in Latvia. This documentary essay, shot on super 8mm, opens the locked doors to picture houses during a Covid-19 lockdown, perhaps the most difficult time in the history of physical cinema space.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 81 metrs |
| Original language | LV |
| Production countries | Latvia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Chaland Films |
| Release date | 13 maggio 2022 |
| Production | Jānis Ābele, Dita Birkenšteina |
| Writer | Jānis Ābele |
| Editing | Madara Didrihsone |
| Cinematography | Toms Šķēle |
| Assistant directors | Jānis Ābele |
| Camera operators | Toms Šķēle |
| Additional photography | Toms Šķēle |
| Music | Ernests Ansons |
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| Sound | Ernests Ansons |
Release dates
Premiere
Taiwan / Mar 21, 2026 / Chiayi International Art Doc Film Festival
Germany / Apr 15, 2026 / Filmfest Dresden
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