Focus Estonia
Male+ Voices From Estonia
Over many years, a long list of male authors has developed in Estonia. These are the juiciest picks from experienced creators who continue to explore new grounds despite being firmly rooted in their respective fields. Having long left their own childhood games behind them, they now handle weighty matters as if they were child’s play. I also included a bright younger star. Indeed, it was about time to spotlight their female peers – they too are successively bearing fruit and enriching the cinematic texture with each new work. This way, “Male” has been expanded to “Male+”.
Even if the authors in this film programme have not always graced themselves with their actions, they are represented here because particularly in film we need to continue to push the limits.
Appointments & Tickets
Wed 3.9. • 20:45
Orient Cinema
Thu 4.9. • 16:15
Cinema Trafo 3
Sun 7.9. • 14:15
Orient Cinema
Artist present
Presenting Partner
Supported by
Curated by
Helen Unt
Films
Dog Apartment
Ills of fortune have landed ballet dancer Sergei at a suburban collective farm. Here he struggles day after day with the mindless routine, domestic animals and alcohol. Direction Priit Tender Duration 14' Country Estonia Year 2022
Buried in Europe
This anthropological anidoc focuses on a very much alive and tangible component of the world’s cultural heritage – the architecture of cemeteries. Direction Hardi Volmer, Urmas Jõemees Duration 15' Country Estonia Year 2021
Sounds Good
A boom operator tries to record the sound of mushrooms. Direction Sander Joon Duration 10' Language English Country Estonia Year 2018
Body Memory
Our body remembers more than we can ever imagine. It also remembers the sorrow and pain of our predecessors, preserving the stories of our parents and grandparents and theirs before them. But, how far back in the body’s memory is it possible to go? Direction Ülo Pikkov Duration 10' Country Estonia Year 2011
To Pet a Hedgehog
A woman meets a hedgehog. The hedgehog is the one she has been waiting for. So begins an autumn delirium amidst the lonely confines of a Soviet suburban neighbourhood, where reality and dreams merge and humans discover their animalistic side. The man doesn’t realize the changes in the woman until it’s too late. Direction Ave Taavet Duration 12' Country Estonia Year 2021