RENTAL: ESTDOCS: Children of Present

Join EstDocs for 3 documentaries exploring aspects of being Estonian through children.

• Anni's Island | D: Julia Finkernagel | 22 min | 2017 | Germany
  Ten-year-old Anni lives on a small island, Kihnu, in the far north of the Baltic Sea. On Kihnu, islanders keep old traditions and ways of life. Girls and women wear red or blue head scarves and skirts to show when they’re happy or sad, children learn traditional dances and songs at school, and the community often gets together to sing and dance in celebration. This gem captures the beauty of the island’s special culture through the eyes of a child who loves life on Kihnu and can’t imagine ever leaving.
  
  
• Ten, Ninety. Boy Like an Orchestra. | D: Martti Helde | 28 min | 2017 | Estonia
  When seen through the eyes of Kert, classical music has a hue that’s bright, shiny, and new. The 10-year-old boy’s dream job is to join the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO). And he’s already fast at work turning that dream into reality. Not only does he play the piano, but he also plays the flute. The filmmakers follow the budding concert musician as he calls up Klassikaraadio, goes to an ERSO concert, visits jazz singer and composer Kadri Voorand, attends school in Raplamaa, makes electronic gadgets, and plays with friends. Along the way, they splice in interviews with noted ERSO musicians talking about their humble beginnings and Kert talking about his musical aspirations.
  
  
• Why Do I Not Go? | D: Liina Särkinen | 28 min | 2017 | Estonia
  Going home isn’t always easy in post-iron curtain Eesti. Just ask Katie, Triin and Siiri. The three women moved to London, England, more than 10 years ago and not one of them ever intended to stay. But now the bonds of children and the families they’ve formed seem to lock them outside their homeland in ways they never could have foreseen. Why Do I Not Go? explores the conflicted thoughts and feelings that keep them at bay.

Why Do I Not Go? director Liina Särkinen in attendance.

In Estonian, with English subtitles.