Signe Baumane

Yes, the 2014 animated feature draws on Baumane's family history and her own experiences with depression. She narrates the film while tracing mental illness across several women in her Latvian family.

The 2022 feature follows Zelma, a Latvian woman navigating romance, gender expectations and the biological stories society tells about love. Baumane combines hand-drawn characters with stop-motion backgrounds and her own narration.

Her narration gives autobiographical stories a direct, conversational voice and connects personal memory with broader social history. It is central to both Rocks in My Pockets and My Love Affair with Marriage.

They are animated, but their subjects include depression, suicide, sexuality, abusive relationships and restrictive gender roles. Rocks in My Pockets and My Love Affair with Marriage are therefore adult-oriented independent films rather than conventional children's animation.