SHORT FILMS FROM ESTONIA
Sat 11 July | 13:40 | 87′ | Pálás Screen 1
Exploring family, faith, displacement and belonging, this collection of Estonian shorts follows characters facing uncertainty and change. Poignant, humorous, and deeply human, these films reveal the complexities of everyday life.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Arrhythmia
Mia visits her grandparents in the countryside to help out, only to realise they can no longer manage alone. As roles begin to shift, she must confront the fragile uncertainty of love.
Director/Writer: Maria Reinup
Producer: Maario Masing
Stiina
While single mother Stiina works long hours, her young daughter, Emma, is often left home by herself. Emma finds comfort in an imaginary friend – one more closely connected to their lives than either of them realises.
Director: Elisabeth Kužovnik
Producers: Andreas Kask, Laura Raud
Writer: Laura Raud
Room Number
A group of people are connected through their desire for love, intimacy and approval. Elena and Alex are having an affair, Aivar dreams of becoming a woman, and Jey Yin has moved to a foreign country with unrealistic expectations.
Director/Writer: Silvia Lorenzi
Producer: Inger Põder
Winter in March
A young Russian couple, feeling helplessness and sadness over the war, decide to leave their home for good. Their journey to Georgia becomes a surrealist nightmare.
Director/Writer: Natalia Mirzoyan
Producers: Kadriann Kibus, Armine Harutjunjan
Animator: Rebeka Kruus
Big Zeus
Father Koit is a clergyman who has fallen prey to gambling, having lost all the decaying church’s funds and donations in an online casino. His saviour comes in the form of his daughter, Maria, who must lead him from the casino back to the pulpit.
Director: Johannes Magnus Aule
Producer: Madis Tüür Writer: Janar Saaron
