MELLOW MUD by Renārs Vimba
(2015, Latvia, 110 min, world premiere)
In his strong debut feature MELLOW MUD, Latvian director Renārs Vimba carefully handles the delicate theme of coming-of-age of a teenage girl. Living in the muddy fields of the Latvian countryside with her grandmother and her younger brother Robis, Raya (17) faces the bittersweet pleasure of first love – while dealing with circumstances that even a grown woman would hesitate to tackle. The score was created by Ēriks Ešenvalds, one of Latvia’s most sought-after choral composers whose work has been performed all over the world, earning him a nomination for the British Composer Award and a two-year fellowship at Cambridge.
Press screenings:
Jan 28, 10:30 at CinemaxX 6
Public screenings:
Feb 14, 13:00 at HKW
Feb 15, 15:30 at Cubix 8
Feb 21, 14:00 at CinemaxX 3