Born in 1963. he is an auto-didact and versatile film maker. He held an assortment of jobs within the film industry. In 1989 he received the national film prize for his short The New Curate. In 1992, he presented his first feature film Bat Wings, which was inspirated by Tavian brothers’ masterpiece Kaos. It earned him critical acclaim and the prize for Best Director at the Moscow International FF in 1993. his second feature is Virgin Of Riga 1996. at the time being he is preparing his next feature.