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Diary Entry - July 2024

Time rushes past from waking to sleep - a blur of motion shaped by the city’s rush. But when rain interrupts, time begins to melt, and the world displays its shimmering hues. Somewhere in the drift, I remember: I owe a visit to my parents. And yet, here I am - a quiet duck, savoring the sunlight.

  • Emīls Alps
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Dienasgrāmatas ieraksts - jūlijs 2024
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Latvia
  • Country of Filming:
    Latvia
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Experimental Film Festival "Process"
    Riga
    Latvia
    May 22, 2025
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Emīls Alps

Emīls Alps is a film director and producer, head of the production company “Neonorma” and the Baltic short film streaming service “BalticShorts.com”. He has directed and produced several short films and a feature-length documentary. His debut film “Choir. Conductor. Kamēr... ” held its premiere at the 2019 Riga International Film Festival and won the Latvian National Film Award “Lielais Kristaps” in the category “Debut of the Year” . He has received several more Latvian National Film Award nominations, both as a director and a producer.

- Diary Entry - July 2024 (2025, 4 min)
- Reflection Syndrome (2022, 34 min)
- Renaissance Man (2021, 28 min)
- Mia (2021, 29 min)
- Choir. Conductor, Kamēr (2019, 85 min)

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Director Statement

A short experimental documentary shot on 16mm film, hand-developed at Baltic Analog Lab, with editing, sound design, and music all crafted by myself. A snapshot of a day in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The film emerged through a free-flowing process, with the story unfolding intuitively during filming and taking shape in the edit. An ode to time, its relativity, and the beauty of human connection.