RULE OF THE ROOF

Script
Maris Maskalans

Directors
Maris Maskalans
Andis Miziss


Camera
Maris Maskalans

Music
Arnis Mednis

Sound director
Anrijs Krenbergs

Sound design
Arvids Celmalis

Editor
Raimonds Spakovskis

Producer
Uldis Cekulis

Documentary
Betacam SX

stereo 30 min
Original versions in Latvian and English


This will be a vivid story about the relationships between birds and people in city.

The film’s main characters are the population of Common Terns, which lives on the printing house roof of the Riga Press Building during Summer. This population is believed to be the largest of its kind in northern Europe.

Is it a never-ending struggle or harmony between species, 200 pairs of Terns, or a million inhabitants, who does what to whom?

During the film various human attitudes towards the birds will emerge. The attitude of the birds is clear - they view things from above.

Production
Vides Filmu Studija

Supported by
National Film Centre of Latvia

The Latvian Environmental
Protection Fund

YLE Finland

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