Wisdom of nations

Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts

Screenings

Hall Kohtla-Järve Kultuurikeskus
Screening033103 / Rahvuste tarkus
Screening duration
Hall 2 Apollo Kino Astri
Screening163201 / Rahvuste tarkus
Screening duration

Films

Eternal Igloo

Local title
Igavene iglu
Title in Russian
Вечное иглу
Original title
Eternal Igloo
Director
Mostafa Keshvari
Country
Canada
Year
2021
Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts
Genre
drama

An Inuit boy lives on the last melting igloo due to global warming. He struggles to survive by fishing empty tuna cans and plastic bottles in the polluted North Pole.

Director
Mostafa Keshvari
Producer
Mostafa Keshvari
Runtime
Language
Inuktitut
Subtitles
Estonian, Russian

Kapaemahu

Local title
Kapaemahu
Title in Russian
Капаэмаху
Original title
Kapaemahu
Director
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson
Country
USA
Year
2020
Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts
Genre
drama

Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary dual male and female spirits within them.

Director
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson
Producer
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson
Runtime
Language
Haitian; Haitian Creole
Subtitles
Estonian, Russian

La prima cosa

Local title
Esmatähtis asi
Title in Russian
Важное дело
Original title
La prima cosa
Director
Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz
Country
Spain
Year
2021
Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts
Genre
drama

A friendship between Kookoo Rikoo, the only Arab Christian Israeli clown, and a war survivor, a Syrian girl.

Director
Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz
Producer
Mayi Gutiérrez, Manuel Arango, Omar Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz, Martine Vidalenc
Runtime
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
Estonian, Russian

My Weaving Hands

Local title
Minu kuduvad käed
Title in Russian
Мои плетущие руки
Original title
My Weaving Hands
Director
Rio "Riquis" Castañeda
Country
Mexico
Year
2021
Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts
Genre
drama
Subject
interpersonal relationships

Mayan Backstrap Weaving is a complex and symbolic art form, and is often undervalued or bargained for in the marketplace.

Director
Rio "Riquis" Castañeda
Producer
Rio "Riquis" Castañeda
Production
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
Estonian, English, Russian

The Fourfold

Local title
Neljakordne
Title in Russian
Четырежды
Original title
The Fourfold
Director
Alisi Telengut
Country
Canada
Year
2020
Festival
Kinoff 2021
Programme
KinoFF Shorts
Genre
experimental

Based on the ancient shamanic rituals and animistic beliefs in Mongolia and Siberia, an exploration of the indigenous worldview and wisdom.

Director
Alisi Telengut
Producer
Alisi Telengut
Runtime
Language
Mongolian
Subtitles
Estonian, Russian