Wild South - Shorts About Southern Estonia

In this programme, a selection of short documentaries produced in a film project that is a part of Tartu being the European capital of culture in 2024 are screened. The films were made on the theme “Arts of Survival” and portrays the people living in the region around Tartu in southern Estonia. The films paint a multi-layered image of a region that is still in many ways affected by the closeness to Russia. The screenings are made with support from Uppsala municipality and the Estonian Film Institute.

Screened:
THU 24/10, 17:00 SLOTTS
SUN 27/10, 19:00 FYRIS

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

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