Boston Baltic Film Festival Interview: Director Linda Olte on Sisters
Of the 10 films I saw at the Boston Baltic Film Festival, Sisters will probably be the first I return to when it (hopefully) hits streaming one day. If my recommendation means anything to you, there are still a few days to catch it on the festival’s site. A touching adolescent drama about the Latvian adoption system and…
Boston Baltic Film Festival Dispatch #5: Mariupolis 2, Accidental Santa
The Boston Baltic Film Festival ran in-person from Friday, 3/3 through Sunday, 3/5 at the Emerson Paramount Center, and will continue virtually through 3/19. Click here for the schedule and ticket info, and watch the site for Joshua Polanski’s continuing coverage! “Also, I got gas poisoning,” one father says to his family, in a context where something…
Boston Baltic Film Festival Interview: Director Uģis Olte on Upurga
The Boston Baltic Film Festival runs from Friday, 3/3 through Sunday, 3/5 at the Emerson Paramount Center, and through 3/19 virtually. Click here for the schedule and ticket info, and watch the site for Joshua Polanski’s continuing coverage!In one of my favorite films from the festival, Uģis Olte’s feature debut Upurga features a group of…
The Transcendent Cinema 