28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Going Towards the Spring
director: Peeter Tooming
original title: Allika poole mineja
country: Estonia
year: 1979
running time: 11 min.
synopsis
A possessed talking spring, a clueless blind man, and wandering humanity, three Fates, and a grand pagan ritual: a dark, poetic, visually bewitching Estonian ballad that can be perceived as a celebration of the archaic world, ecological morality, and as a political allegory on a ritual cleansing for the extinction of an advanced society.
biography
Legendary Estonian photographer and cinematographer Peeter Tooming (1939-1997), a leading figure in the innovative photography group Stodom and winner of the award for best cinematography at the Tallinn Film Festival, is renowned for the modern imagery in his works.
more about film
director: | Peeter Tooming |
producer: | Vaike Mesila |
script: | Peeter Tooming |
photography: | Peeter Tooming |
editing: | Uno Heinapuu |
sound: | Toivo Elme |