Raitis Abele is a Latvian filmmaker, born on a snowy October day in 1983 in Riga, Latvia. He studied directing at the New York Film Academy and later earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology at the University of Latvia, where he is currently a doctoral student. Raitis collaborates with his brothers Lauris (director) and Marcis (cinematographer), forming a creative trio. In 2014, Raitis and Lauris co-directed Castratus the Boar, which won the Grand Prix at the 2015 Tampere Short Film Festival. His feature film Troubled Minds (2021) explores mental health and artistic identity. Raitis also composes and plays in the rock bands Soundarcade and Sonntags Legion, blending his artistic and psychological knowledge into all of his work.
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