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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival brings you "Meet the Filmmakers" episode “Renovation”
Interview with the director Gabriele Urbonaite, interviewer Milani Perera.
Come and step into the conversation and uncover the secrets behind these burning questions:
What are the directors' keys to making a good film?
What genius actor plays two roles in this movie?
Ask no more—this interview spills the answers you didn’t even know you were chasing.
Translator Ilona and tour guide Matas plan to move in together after two years of dating. They finally settle into a new apartment just as building renovations begin. The constant drilling and banging soon drain all inspiration. Ilona’s sharp-tongued mother visits to voice her regrets and unfulfilled hopes, comparing her daughter to former classmate Laura, who has defended her PhD and is now engaged. Ilona could have made many different choices. She dislikes Matas’s reminder that she is about to turn thirty and gently resists the idea of marriage.
Read more about the film:
https://poff.ee/en/film/renovation/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is supported by Photopoint.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival brings you "Meet the Filmmakers" episode “Renovation”
Interview with the director Gabriele Urbonaite, interviewer Milani Perera.
Come and step into the conversation and uncover the secrets behind these burning questions:
What are the directors' keys to making a good film?
What genius actor plays two roles in this movie?
Ask no more—this interview spills the answers you didn’t even know you were chasing.
Translator Ilona and tour guide Matas plan to move in together after two years of dating. They finally settle into a new apartment just as building renovations begin. The constant drilling and banging soon drain all inspiration. Ilona’s sharp-tongued mother visits to voice her regrets and unfulfilled hopes, comparing her daughter to former classmate Laura, who has defended her PhD and is now engaged. Ilona could have made many different choices. She dislikes Matas’s reminder that she is about to turn thirty and gently resists the idea of marriage.
Read more about the film:
https://poff.ee/en/film/renovation/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is supported by Photopoint.
