UMBILICAL CORD

To fulfill her dream of opening an animal shelter, Gundega worked as a strip dancer and purchased a property where she, together with her mother Iveta, a former belly dancer, began a new professional life. This is a story of three generations of women – Iveta, Gundega, and Gundega’s daughter Ronja – revealing how interests, traits, and affection are passed down from one generation to the next, forming an invisible yet enduring bond between mother and daughter.

Genre: Documentary
Stage: Accomplished
Contact: tabita.avotina@gmail.com

Representatives

PATRĪCIJA PRŪSE

Director

Patrīcija Prūse is currently studying film directing at the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture. She is passionate about editing, a psychological approach to characters, and the analysis of human behavior. Her painting studies have enhanced her visual sense, while her training at a music primary school has influenced her understanding of rhythm, sound, and the role of music in cinema.

TABITA PAULA AVOTIŅA

Producer

Tabita Paula Avotiņa is a student at the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture. She has experience working as a producer on student short films and as a production assistant and location manager on feature films such as Visiem vajag naudu (dir. Alise Zariņa) and Mildas istaba (dir. Kristīne Želve). She is also a photographer and a dancer in urban dance styles, which gives her a broader perspective on the art world.