Herz Frank

Herz Frank (1926–2013) was one of Latvia's most renowned documentary filmmakers. In the early 1960s, he was among the pioneers of the so-called Riga Poetic Documentary School, the Latvian "New Wave." Over the course of his career, he directed more than 30 documentaries, many of which are considered classics of Latvian cinema and have become part of the country's cinematic heritage. After graduating from the Moscow Law School in the late 1940s, Frank worked as a journalist, lecturer, and advertising designer. In 1959, he joined Riga Film Studio, where he worked as a photographer, editor, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. His directorial debut was The Salt Bread (1965). Throughout his career, Frank received numerous international awards and published more than 160 articles in books, magazines, and newspapers around the world. In 1992, he moved to Israel, where he lived until his death in 2013. His film 10 Minutes Older is widely regarded as a landmark of documentary cinema.