Kārlis represents the new generation of Baltic directors, and this movement can be observed in his work. Just recently he released his first feature, Despair (2020), and has started work on his second full-length documentary Nord Express (2020). This project has been featured in a previous edition of Ex Oriente. He has already been awarded the Latvian National Film Award “Lielais Kristaps” for his work - short fiction film Converts (2016) as the Best Student Short, and short documentary Grandfather’s Father (2017) - as Best Debut.