Hello! I'm Toms Burāns. I like to build effective websites for animal rights campaigns and tell visual stories that inspire action and raise awareness.

I also do other things.

atbrivo.lv

atbrivo.lv

A campaign website for Dzīvnieku Brīvība aimed at raising awareness about chickens in the caged egg industry and encouraging people who care about animal welfare to voice their opinions to companies that support the industry.

So far, more than 2,210 letters have been sent to companies in Latvia through this website, resulting in many restaurants and producers already pledging to go cage-free.

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eiropebezkazokadam.lv

Eiropa bez kažokādām

A website to collect Latvian signatures for the European Citizens' Initiative 'Fur Free Europe.'

More than 71,000 signatures were submitted in Latvia through this website, representing about 3.77% of the population, making Latvia by far the most successful country in the initiative.

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Spectral Symbiosis

An experimental animated short film that explores the relationship between humans and nature. Shot in December 2023 to support the ongoing battle to ban whaling in Iceland, the film takes viewers to spontaneous locations around Reykjavik and poses the question: can humanity find a more harmonious rhythm with nature?

Starneši

An analog projection performance that took place in Riga, Latvia, in November 2018, spanning multiple cold evenings and told stories of three endangered animal species in Latvia. Created in collaboration with illustrator Kitija Role and activists from the animal rights group Dzīvnieku Brīvība.

pieradijumumuzejs.lv

Physical Evidence Museum

A digital version of a documentary exhibition by Laura Stašāne and Jana Jacuka that examines domestic violence from the perspective of women survivors. The collection consists of everyday items—witnesses of domestic violence—gathered with the help of women from Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Switzerland.

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knutsskujenieks.lv

Knuts Skujenieks

A digital museum documenting the life and work of Knuts Skujenieks (1936–2022), a Latvian poet, publicist, and translator. It includes an extensive list of his works, a biography, a photo archive, and a 360° tour of the house where he lived and worked. Many items in the digital archive, such as photos and objects in the house, feature spoken descriptions and stories narrated by Knuts himself.

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Pasaka par tukšo telpu

Animation for a documentary about a Latvian scenographer Andris Freibergs (1938 - 2022). Directed by Krista Burāne, stop motion puppet by Mārtiņš Rozenfelds.

Tu atvēri mani ar nazīti

An animated music video for the Latvian band "Instrumenti". Directed by Krista Burāne.

Visā visumā visums ir viss

An animated lyric video for the Latvian band "Instrumenti".