10.12.25, 20:30, Pärn Shorts

Priit Pärn is an icon in Baltic animated cinema. In the 1980s, he put Estonia on the map with a series of formally wild and thematically rich short films such as Kolmnurk (1982) and Eine Murul (1987). Later, his wife Olga Pärn joined him in filmmaking with Life without Gabriella Ferri (2008). The whimsical graphic style of this absurdist duo is highly recognisable, but at the same time they continue to innovate and are now also experimenting with motion capture. With their latest creation, the pair of crazy cartoonists (they/them) prove that, despite their advanced age, they can keep their finger on the pulse of a rapidly evolving society. To celebrate the duo, we are bringing together a series of old and new work.

Luna Rossa (2024) is yet another demonstration of the Pärns' inimitable talent as storytellers, animators, humorists and commentators. In a world ruled by cameras, a man and a woman reduce the surveillance society to a game. As a prelude to their latest creation, we explore their oeuvre with ...And Plays Tricks (1979), a short menagerie from the Soviet period, and 1895 (1995), his hilarious homage to the centenary of the medium of film.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Priit & Olga Pärn.