Singapore International Film Festival 2016
Estonian Animation 1970s to 1990s
Language
Various Languages - subtitles to be advised
Director
Elbert Tuganov, Priit Pärn, Rao Heidmets, Leo Lätti, Heiki Ernits, Priit Pärn, Janno Põldma
Synopsis
- THE SOUVENIR by Elbert Tuganov (Estonia)
A critique of the consequences of imperialism, a war hero returns home with a souvenir to celebrate their victory. As he basks in the festivities, the conquered retaliate.
- BREAKFAST ON THE GRASS by Priit Pärn (Estonia)
Four friends prepare to meet for a party and find themselves entangled in the political system they live under. A creative re-imagining of the circumstances behind Manet’s 1863 painting Le déjeuner sur l’herbe.
- PAPA CARLO'S THEATRE by Rao Heidmets (Estonia)
Serving as an allegory for society at the time, a chaotic puppet theatre performance descends into extreme violence as the puppets try to escape the strings that control them.
- LEGENDS OF TALLINN by Leo Lätti, Heiki Ernits (Estonia)
A magical folktale about the odd circumstances and mysterious builder of the Oleviste Church in Tallinn.
- 1895 by Priit Pärn, Janno Põldma (Estonia)
The lives of the Lumiere brothers are played out in this fictionalized account of the birth of cinema.