Sisters

Sisters (Māsas), 2022

(104 min, drama)

Anastasia and Diana are two sisters living in a Latvian orphanage. When they get to know that an American family is ready to adopt them, Diana cannot wait to move to the States, while Anastasia is less excited about the idea of leaving her home. When their estranged biological mother Alla returns to their lives, Anastasia does everything to establish a relationship with her, but Alla has other plans.

CREDITS
Main Cast
Emma Skirmante, Gerda Aljēna, Katrīna Krēsliņa, Iveta Pole, Elita Kļaviņa
Director
Linda Olte
Producers
Matīss Kaža, Dace Siatkovska, Una Celma, Thomas Menghin, Wilfried Gufler, Debora Nischler
Writer
Linda Olte
Cinematographer
Aleksandrs Grebņevs, LGC
Composer
Federico Campana
Editor
Linda Olte, Andris Grants
Sound Designer
Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis
Produced by
Trickster Pictures / Deep Sea Studios / Fenixfilm / Albolina Film
FESTIVALS
Warsaw Film Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
Main Award in Competition "1-2"FIPRESCI Award
Tallinn Black Nights 2022
Nordic Film Days Lubeck 2022
London Baltic Film Festival 2022
NOMINATIONS
Latvian National Film Awards "Lielais Kristaps" 2023
7 nominations
STILLS

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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