xxii pärnu international documentary and anthropology film festival ...

NEW ESTONIAN DOCUMENTARIES
UUED EESTI DOKID
ALYOSHA
67 min. ESTONIA
Most monuments erected during the Soviet regime were taken away after Estonia regained its
independence in 1991. The Bronze Soldier Alyosha, located in the center of Tallinn, remained
in its place.
For Estonians this monument was a symbol of Soviet occupation and marked the beginning
of Stalinist repressions.
However, for many Russians the monument was one of the few remaining symbols connecting
them to Russia and Russian identity.
Documentary Alyosha shows us the people who gathered to the Bronze Soldier in 2005-2007
and whose behaviour created a new line in our cultural memory. What mattered were the rituals
around the monument, not the monument itself. Different dispositions about the history brought
to the tragic conflicts in the streets and caused the removal of the monument.
ALJOšA
Autor Meelis Muhu
Pärast Eesti iseseisvumist 1991. aastal kõrvaldati enamik nõukogulikke mälestusmärke,
pronkssõdur Aljoša jäi aga oma kohale.
Kõikidel monumentidel on üks eesmärk - põlistada mälestust ja luua identiteeti, kuid elama ja
toimima hakkavad need ainult siis, kui neid külastavad inimesed. Sageli unustatakse ajalugu ja
luuakse uus kultuurimälu. Meelis Muhu näitab aastatel 2005-2007 pronkssõduri Aljoša juures
viibinud inimesi, kelle poolt- ja vastuväljaütlemised põrkuvad. Erinevad arvamused ja oma tõest
mittetaganemine viis traagiliste kokkupõrgeteni ning ausamba teisaldamiseni.
Directed by Meelis Muhu
Photography by Erik Norkroos
Sound by Mallar Prandi, Prandi Studio Inc, Mario Narbekov, Aatomik Stuudio
Edited by Kersti Miilen, Erik Norkroos Group Plus Zero Inc
Produced by In Ruum 2008
21, Gonsiori Str., Tallinn 10147, Estonia
Tel. +372 50 78163
info@inruum.ee
HEADWIND HALL
57 min. 2007 Estonia (filmed in Estonia and Spain)
The Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste wants to build an opera house called Nargen Opera
on Naissaar, an island where a closed Soviet military base was located. There does not exist
any regular ferry line between the island and mainland nor electricity. Naissaar has only one
permanent inhabitant...
In spite of the unsuitable situations, Tõnu Kaljuste carries construction materials to the island
in his own small boat. Along the way, he faces unexpected difficulties.
The title Headwind Hall refers to an idea of inventor Schmidt, whose land Kaljuste bought
for the opera house. Schmidt wanted to build a headwind ship that would use the energy of
headwind in order to move ahead with a double power.
Finally, in summer 2006 Nargen Opera is completed and ready for the premiere.
The joyful film follows activities of Tõnu Kaljuste during five years.
VASTUTUULESAAL
Autor Priit Valkna
Priit Valkna dokfilm Tõnu Kaljustest ja tema hullust ideest rajada leiutaja Schmidti talumaadele
ooperisaal. Idee pöörasus seisneb aga selles, et Schmidti maad asuvad Naissaarel. Saarel, mis
hiljuti oli Nõukogude Armee kinniseks sõjaväebaasiks ja millel tänaseni puudub regulaarne
laevaühendus, kus pole elektrit ja kus elab aastaringselt ainult üks elanik. Idee elluviimiseks
peab Kaljuste vedama oma isikliku väikepaadiga saarele ehitusmaterjale ja muud hädavajalikku.
Laiem üldsus ja eri instantside ametnikud aga ei suuda oma muiet varjata – mida tahab mees
sellega tõestada? Võiks öelda, et idee on sama hull, nagu omal ajal leiutaja Schmidti loodud
vastutuulelaev, mis kasutas vastupuhuva tuule energiat topeltjõuga edasi liikumiseks.
Aga 2006. aasta suvel sai Nargen Opera valmis ning esietendus võis toimuda.
Hoogne film jälgib Kaljuste tegemisi viie aasta jooksul.
Directed by Priit Valkna
Photographed by Margus Malm, Rein Kotov and Tauno Sirel
Edited by Tambet Tasuja
Sound by Tanel Roovik
Music by Priit Valkna
Produced by Artur Talvik
World sales/contact: Artur Talvik,
10-14 Roopa Str., 10316 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 5021989
artur.talvik@ruut.com
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