THE ART OF LOOKING
Astronomers look through telescopes and see that the universe has a structure — it’s shaped like a web. Slime mould researchers look through microscopes and see that the tiny organisms form similar patterns. In their quest of discovering the nature of things, they both show the beauty of curiosity.
Estonia, Latvia 2024 / 16:50 / Director: Andris Gauja / Producer: Margus Õunapuu
HILDA HA. OFF THE GRID
The film portrays one year in the life of Hilda Ha, a wild and free German woman. She is not the kind of person to stand with a big poster at a Friday For Future demonstration. Instead she saves the planet in a quiet way, living off-grid with her one-year old child in Southern Estonia in a self-built tiny house with no water or electricity. Although it seems extreme, for her it’s the most natural way to live.
Estonia 2024 / 18:42 / Director: Eva Kübar / Producer: Alvar Reinumägi
A PERFECT DAY FOR KARAKAT
A karakat is an unsinkable vehicle that every self-respecting resident of the Peipus shore assembles with his own hands. Originally intended to drive the owner to a fishing spot in the winter, today the karakat has become a unique “ice-taxi.” By observing several karakat-men’s routines, we aim to portray a fascinating culture of old-believers, self assembled hybrid vehicles and ice fishing in this part of Estonia.
Estonia, Bulgaria 2024 / 15:45 / Director: Andrey Paounov / Producer: Riho Västrik, Elitza Katzarska
THE RIVER AND A CAT
A dreamlike passage through the architecture of shapes created from light and shadow. This film is a cinematographic attempt to find an invisible city that exists in parallel to Tartu.
Estonia 2024 / 13:03 / Director: Maria Aua / Producer: Riho Västrik
ARTISTS OF SURVIVAL
As a student, the protagonist watches Emir Kusturica’s film “Black cat, white cat”, about the wacky life of the Balkans, and suddenly realises that he has already seen all this in his childhood in Võrumaa.
Estonia 2024 / 15:25 / Director: Jaan Tootsen / Producer: Anneli Ahven
SEWING MACHINE
En film om staden Petseri och dess invånare. Vi får uppleva livshistorien av en kvinna och hennes nyfödda barn, som behövde gömmas i en symaskinslåda.
Estonia 2024 / 16:37 / Director/Producer: Ülo Pikkov