Karosta: Life After the USSR
1 x 50' HD
The abandoned military port of Karosta,
in Western Latvia has seen some of the most influential and disturbing eras of
modern times from Russian Tsarist origins, to Nazi and then Soviet occupation.
When the Russian army left in
1994 after Latvian independence, Karosta became largely uninhabited and most
structures fell to ruin. In the late 1990s, the area was troubled by high
unemployment, street crime and drug problems.
This documentary explores how the residents of Karosta have coped throughout
the years without infrastructure and order, and examines how community
organisation K@2 aims to stimulate positive change by means of art, culture, education,
and cooperation to give residents hope of a better future.