PIKAD PABERID
ROLLING PAPERS
Performance
Sebastian is stuck in the daily grind behind a supermarket checkout – nothing happens, day in, day out. And then Silo appears: a hipster, dreamer, and out-and-out vagabond. Together they roam the Estonian capital of Tallinn, smoking weed all the while, and dream of escaping to ultimate freedom. And all this before love enters the equation.
While the party lights in the city never quite go out, Sebastian's desire to take responsibility for himself and others returns to his thoughts. He realises that, while smoking weed, he has forgotten that he still wants to do something with his life. With great affection for his characters, Meel Paliale captures the aimlessness of youth in warm colours whilst, at the same time, casting Tallinn in a dreamy neon glow where time seems to stand still. A poetic and hope-infused look at a generation of youngsters whose world is falling apart and don't know where they're headed - and who therefore live every moment all the more intensely.
Thu 06.11. I 10:30 I WELTSPIEGEL GROSSER SAAL I original version with English and German subtitles
Fri 07.11. I 13:30 I WELTSPIEGEL SAAL 2 I original version with English and German subtitles
Meel Paliale
Markus Mikk
Meel Paliale
Mihkel Kuusk, Karl Birnbaum, Maria Helena Seppik, Edgar Vunš, Kaur Tõra, Urmet Piiling, Herman Pihlak, Hanna Jaanovits
Meel Paliale - Meel Paliale is an Estonian filmmaker whose work has quickly established him as a distinctive new voice in Nordic cinema. A graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts (BA in Photography, 2022), Paliale has been making films since childhood and continues to direct, write and edit in all his works. His first feature, “Tree of Eternal Love” (“Kiik, kirves ja igavese armastuse puu”, 2022), was made with his friends during their studies, and premiered at Just Film of Black Nights Film Festival. Entirely financed through private capital, the film received near-unanimous critical acclaim, was nominated in six categories at the Estonian Film & Television Awards (including Best Film), and won the Audience Award.
His second feature, “Rolling Papers” (“Pikad paberid”, 2024) premiered at Just Film of Black Nights Film Festival and won the Audience Award. This was followed by Estonian Cultural Endowment Annual Award for Best Audiovisual Work, and getting selected as Estonia’s official submission for the Academy Awards® Best International Feature Film.
