Ieva Ūbele ⢠Producer, Baltic Balkan Productions âDocumentary filmmakers are dreamersâ We discuss working in the documentary world, the current situation and upcoming projects with Latvian producer Why do you produce documentaries? Do you understand documentary film as an instrument of social and political change? Ieva Ūbele: I think documentary filmmakers are dreamers, at least this is my response to why I make documentaries. Despite having probably seen more harsh reality than other people, documentary filmmakers still believe that they can change something in the world. And there is a certain magic in being able to tell the stories of unusual and brave people, far-away and unknown lands and distinctive cultures. Stories that would probably never surface if you have not found them.