Laila Pakalnina

Laila Pakalniņa is a Latvian art-house filmmaker. She graduated from the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK), Department of Film Direction, in 1991. A director and scriptwriter of 31 documentaries, 5 shorts, and 5 fiction features, altogether she has 41 films, 2 children, 1 husband, 2 dogs and 2 bicycles. Her films have screened in official programmes at Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rome and other international festivals, where they have won numerous awards.

Filmography of Laila Pakalnina

• Scarecrows (2026)
• Cat on my Mind (2025)
• Termini (2024)
• Homes (2021)
• In the Mirror (2020)
• The First Bridge (2020)
• Spoon (2019)
• Hello, Horse! (2017)
• Waterfall (2016)
• Dream (2016)
• Hey, Rasma! (2015)
• Dawn (2015)
• Short Film About Life (2014)
• Hotel and a Ball (2014)
• A Dream of Snow (2014)
• Forty Two (2013)
• The Chimney (2013)
• Pizzas (2012)
• Snow Crazy (2012)
• 33 Animals of Santa Claus (2011)
• On Rubik's Road (2010)
• Silence (Elements) (2009)
• Stones (Elements) (2008)
• Three Men and a Fish Pond (2008)
• Fire (Elements) (2007)
• Theodore (2006)
• The Hostage (2006)
• The Water (Elements) (2006)
• Visions of Europe (2004)
• Dream Land (2004)
• Bus (2004)
• It'll Be Fine (2004)
• The Python (2003)
• Martin (2002)
• Wake Up! (2001)
• Papa Gena (2001)
• The Shoe (1998)
• The Oak (1997)
• The Mail (1995)
• The Ferry (1994)