Meyerhold's Flight

Meyerhold's Flight (Meierholda lidojums), 2018

(18 min, experimental)

An innovative artist becomes a tool in the hands of the socialist revolution. A cinematic collage exploring the life, times and choices of Russian avant-garde theatermaker Vsevolod Meyerhold.

CREDITS
Main Cast
Kaspars Znotiņš, Leonīds Lencs, Jevgēnijs Isajevs
Director
Matīss Kaža
Producers
Matīss Kaža, Una Celma, Zane Kalniņa
Writer
Matīss Kaža
Cinematographer
Aleksandrs Grebņevs, LGC
Composer
Toms Auniņš
Editor
Matīss Kaža
Sound Designer
Jevgenijs Načiss
Production Designer
Rūdolfs Baltiņš
Animators
Adrians Toms Kulpe, Marianna Lapiņa
Produced by
Deep Sea Studios
FESTIVALS
Riga International Film Festival 2019

Matīss Kaža

Matīss Kaža is an Academy Award-winning Latvian producer, director and writer. He is best known for co-writing and producing the animated feature film “Flow” (2024) by Gints Zilbalodis, which won the first ever Golden Globe and Oscar for an independent animated feature. Recent producing credits include “Sisters" (2022, Warsaw Film Festival 1+2 Competition Winner) by Linda Olte, "Drowning Dry" (2024, two awards in the Locarno Main Competition) by Laurynas Bareiša. Matīss has directed and written for live action, documentary and the theatre, including “Neon Spring” (2022, Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival) and critically acclaimed performances at the Latvian National Theatre, like “The Soft Power” (2023) and “The National Network” (2025). He teaches film directing at the Latvian Academy of Culture.

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