Kitchen Talks

Kira, Pavels, Ian, Evita and Inna live in Daugavpils, eastern Latvia. In their kitchens, a space considered a place of freedom under the USSR, they evoke the weight of the Soviet past, their complex identity and how both history and current events have shaped it.

  • Marie Debauche
    Director
  • Emile Herman
    Director
  • Léna Gheys
    Director
  • Ali Al Helli
    Director
  • Inés Verheyleweghen
    Director
  • Laura Collard
    Director
  • Ihecs
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Conversations dans la cuisine, avec les russophones de Lettonie
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Student
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 27, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Latvia
  • Language:
    English, Latvian, Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales (IHECS)
  • Louise Weiss Prize for european journalism
    Paris
    France
    June 14, 2023
    Young Journalists
Director - Marie Debauche, Emile Herman, Léna Gheys, Ali Al Helli, Inés Verheyleweghen, Laura Collard