The Keys is a series of short documentaries on significant moments in Latvian history - the 'key' events, figures and changes from 1918 until today. Each 15-minute episode is dedicated to one such moment. The Keys were premiered on the Latvian Television Channel 1 on 18 January 2018.

The Keys aim to re-discover each of the selected topics from a new and original point of view as if opening a hidden cache of less-known and particularly intriguing facts. This adventurous approach that avoids the stereotypical ways of teaching history, allows the viewers to see the familiar in a new light and re-evaluate the past in the context of contemporary experience.

The series have been produced by VFS Films. The creator and host of the series is Mārtiņš Ķibilds.

The creator and host of the documentary series The Keys is Mārtiņš Ķibilds (1973 – 2019). A Latvian patriot and history enthusiast, he loved to re-examine seemingly mundane and boring topics and to explain them with zest, inspiring many around him.

History was one of the great loves of Mārtiņš - along with journalism, advertising and architecture. He was selflessly devoted to it, and his desire was to make history more appealing and comprehensible to the rest of us.

The Keys tell about the most significant moments in the history of Latvia - the 'key' events, figures and changes.

Mārtiņš himself was, is, and will be one of the 'key' figures in the Latvian history. While he has now passed on, his heritage will forever remain with us in the form of The Keys.

The Keys was one of the most impactful projects of the Latvian Centenary programme. The 50-episode series were broadcast weekly at prime time on the Latvian Television Channel 1 through 2018. To bring his idea to life, Mārtiņš Ķibilds worked with a team of researchers, directors, cinematographers and other professionals from VFS FILMS.

It was a compelling and exciting production, done to the highest professional standards, because Mārtiņš was a perfectionist in all that he did.

Not only has the Centenary motto I AM LATVIA been encoded in the series' approach to the 'key' moments and figures of history, it has also coalesced with its creator's Mārtiņš Ķibilds bold and personal outlook, encouraging everyone to discover the truth themselves: "We, the people of Latvia are the key to everything that has happened  and will happen to Latvia. We are Latvia."