KiNO! @ Estonian House Sydney on Friday, the 29th of November, 2013!

Doors open at 6pm so you have time to grab a bite and a drink before the show begins at 7pm.

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This month…

19:00 – 19:28

TALLINN CITY SYMPHONY  2012 [R]

Every big city is like a symphony orchestra performing without a score, but if one knows how to look and listen, it is possible to find breathtaking works of art in the seeming chaos. The aim of this 28-minute film is to give the viewer an idea, expressed in a way that straddles reality and surrealism, of how a complex organism such as a city functions.

City symphony is an experimental documentary type that became popular in Europe in late 1920s. In Estonia, similar films were made in the 1960s. In the tradition of ‘Samsara’, ‘Tallinn City Symphony’ is a film that documents life in Tallinn using only imagery, music and is without any dialogue.

 The author of the film is Latvian Astrida Konstante, who has a master’s degree in cinematography  from the Baltic Film and Media School and has been living in Tallinn since 2006. The sound director is  Canadian-born Shawn Pinchbeck, who has lived in Estonia for almost a decade as well. Although  without dialogue, Konstante has made comment on the things the people of Tallinn take for  granted and leaves us with an at times very  tongue-in-cheek opinion of who they are.

Although very meditative to watch, the 28 minutes this film occupies goes by very quickly and  leaves the viewer wanting more.

INTERMISSION

19:45 – 20:44

UMBKOTID (Douchebags) 2012 [R]

From reflecting on ourselves to loathing ourselves, ‘Douchebags’ is another look at Estonians………..from the bottom up.

A satirical metaphor of a story with actors using their own names and based on a story that may or not have happened, ‘Umbkotid’ is the tale of two guys trying to make it big in Tallinn.

When Rain happens upon a big account that the firm he is working for is trying to land, he decides to employ his own style of industrial espionage to land the client for himself after he quits the company.Rain Tolk (actual name) is trying to make his mark in marketing. Andres Mailmik (actual name) is a fledgling film director looking for his big film directing break.

Taking Andres along for the ride, Rain embarks on a journey of over-promising and under-delivering via lies and promises that he knows he can never keep. As long as he can keep things moving forward, perhaps he will pull of the coup of marketing the likes of which Tallinn has never seen before.

Or will he?

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And remember:

bring a friend, bring a relative even if they are non-Estonian speaking because ALL FILMS HAVE ENGLISH SUB-TITLES!!! EVERYBODY is invited!

Doors opefrom 6pm.

SES members – $5
Non members – $7

Finger food and bar service will be available on the night.

All proceeds from the door go towards kino! @ Eesti Maja and Sydney Eesti Selts.

Estonian Society of Sydney is hosting a Christmas lunch at Estonian House on Saturday Dec 7th 1pm.
Join us for a traditional meal featuring all well-known Christmas favourites: black pudding, roast pork, sauerkraut & more!

Price $25 / $20 (current members of ESS) / $15 (6-12yo)
includes entree, main & dessert. Bar open.

Places are limited & must be pre-booked
To book please contact Kadri Stamos – kadri.stamos@eestiselts.org / 0409 798 474

Payments to:

Estonian Society of Sydney
BSB: 062 016
ACC: 0090 8856
Ref: your name

Tickets are also available on upcoming ESS events at Estonian House – Kevadpidu on Sat Nov 16th & Kino! on Fri Nov 29th

Join us for a traditional spring fair – Kevadpidu! Saturday Nov 16th at Sydney Estonian House (141 Campbell St, Surry Hills)

Performances by Virmalised, Lõke, Salmiakki Pelimannit ja In Harmony. Handicrafts exhibition-sale & lottery.
This year there will be also cake baking competition “Sydney Parim Kohupiimakook 2013”. Simply bring along your best ricotta/cheesecake – “kohupiimakook” – to compete for the title!
Doors open 1pm, performances start at 2. Refreshments available from cafe-bar.
Entry $10, performers free. Come along & bring your friends!

Doors open at 6pm and film rolls at 7pm.  Food and drinks available from the bar.

Tickets are $7 pp at the door. SES members $5.

All films have English subtitles – bring your friends!

19:00 – 19:30

PUHKUS SIBERIS (Siberian Vacation) 2011 [R]At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, deportations and migration created a wide-reaching Estonian diaspora on the territory of tsarist Russia.
By the end of 1920, there were 22,265 Estonian farmsteads with 115,790 inhabitants living in the Soviet Union. Many of the migrants found new homes in Siberia, where there were 174 Estonian colonies.
Verkhiny Suetuk was one of these.
After the 2nd World War, more than 50,000 Estonians returned home from Russia. In 1973, Jaan Kenzap also returned to Estonia from Verkhiny Suetuk with his family.
Today, Jaan has returned to his village in Siberia but the rest of the family remains in Estonia. His daughter Anne last visited her Siberian relatives as a child some twenty years ago. In the summer of 2010, she travels to Verkhiny Suetuk with her family and friends. They head for a Siberian vacation in an exotic world.

20:00 – 20:55

SAARTE VÄRVID (Colours of the Island) 2012 [R]

A film by Madli Lääne.This visually striking film portrays three musicians from disparate parts of the globe, whose common ground is not only talented virtuosity but also their heritage as ‘islanders’.
Saxaphonist Villu Veski from Muhu Island in Estonia, Faroe Island singer Eivor Palsdottir, and Barak “Bird” Levi from Hawaii, all draw, in their unique ways, inspiration from their natural environments and age-old traditions.
Underscoring each musicians works are subtle but expressive differences that characterize the spirit and nuance of their own island habitat.
This film invites the senses to take flight.

Staring: Eivor Palsdottir, Villu Veski, Barak “Bird” Levi

http://kinosydney.org/

Sydney Estonian Folk Dancers Virmalised with musicians Salmiakki Pelimannit will be performing at the Australian National Maritime Museum as part of the Scandinavian Sunday Family Day, October 20th. The Scandinavian Sunday is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Vikings – Beyond the Legend

Virmalised will be presenting two dance displays, at 12:30pm and 2:30pm.  Salmiakki Pelimannit band performance at 11:30am.

This year marks 75 years from founding of the Estonian House Co-operative (1938) and starting the building works of Estonian House in Sydney. To celebrate this important milestone in our community history, the Estonian Society and the Estonian House Co-operative are hosting an informal BIRTHDAY PARTY where everyone is welcome.

Saturday Nov 2nd, 7pm
141 Campbell St, Surry Hills

Live music by Estonian and local artists
Open house – take a sneak peak behind closed doors & find out a bit about house’s eventful history.
Cafe-bar open from 6pm: thematic cocktails, wide selection of Estonian drinks, light meals and desserts available.
Free entry, everybody is welcome – bring your friends for a great night out at Sydney Estonian House!