Sewing Machine

Ülo Pikkov / Estonia / 2024 / International Premiere / 16 min.

synopsis

Not far from the Estonian border is the Russian town of Pechory. When it was occupied by the Estonian army after World War I, a Danish cameraman came along with the soldiers. The director's great-grandmother appears to be in the footage. This formally playful film uses archival footage and animation to tell the moving life story of this courageous woman.

biography

Ülo Pikkov (1976) is an Estonian writer, filmmaker, producer and film scholar. He studied animation in Turku, Finland, where he also lectures. He has made several award-winning short films, such as Body Memory (2012) and Tick-Tack (2014), and is also the author of books for children and adults and many articles on film.