The documentary film “More Than a Dance” tells the story of Selga Apse and her Toronto Latvian folk dance group “Daugaviņa” on their journey to the 2023 Song and Dance Festival in Riga. The film reveals the importance of preserving traditions, the search for identity, and the challenges of the diaspora in keeping the Latvian language alive.
Movie is in Latvian and English with subtitles in Latvian and English.
In cinemas 3/14/2025
More Than a Dance
Vairāk kā deja
7+
Genre
Documentary
Director
Pauls Dombrovskis
Run time
1h 25min
Cast
Selga Apse, Edgars Apse, Jānis Purviņš, Karl Cerps, Līva Zemīte, Lionel Zondo, Anna Ziemele, Tyler Lakats, Adam Gravitis, Edvīns Kalviņš
Genre
Documentary
Director
Pauls Dombrovskis
Run time
1h 25min
Cast
Selga Apse, Edgars Apse, Jānis Purviņš, Karl Cerps, Līva Zemīte, Lionel Zondo, Anna Ziemele, Tyler Lakats, Adam Gravitis, Edvīns Kalviņš
The documentary film “More Than a Dance” tells the story of Selga Apse and her Toronto Latvian folk dance group “Daugaviņa” on their journey to the 2023 Song and Dance Festival in Riga. The film reveals the importance of preserving traditions, the search for identity, and the challenges of the diaspora in keeping the Latvian language alive.
Movie is in Latvian and English with subtitles in Latvian and English.
Movie is in Latvian and English with subtitles in Latvian and English.
Info
Rating
Not recommended by the age of 7
Production year
2025
Global distributor
KULTFILMA
Local distributor
Baltic Content Media SIA
In cinemas
3/14/2025