Film Programme on Sunday
Time: 29 SeptemberVenue: Design Night tent, Tartu mnt 1
This year, the Design Night festival is seeking the boundaries of design and our film programme follows the same theme. First and foremost, the programme explores the boundaries of Estonian design and introduces and reminds us of what our own people have created.Â
The programme includes for example portrait films about architects Toomas Rein, Leila Pärtelpoeg, etc. There will also be surprises beyond the boundaries. The film about the most influential post-WW2 industrial designers Charles and Ray Eames is definitely worth checking out (premiere 27.09 at 5pm).Â
12.00 "Political dress" (61 min, English subtitles) “Political Dress†shows how fashion can serve as a political statement. Is it possible to be fashionable in a time when shops stock little else but uniforms? Can one’s appearance be a manifestation of liberty? In communism times bright colors and tailoring was a personal weapon against the dullness of the everyday life. Poland’s subversive style odyssey lasted 45 years,culminating in a variety of personal style choices that are unique and highly expressive. The film is the part of the Guide to the Poles documentary series. Five cinematic chapters survey Poland through rock music, fashion, sex, Himalaismand toys that guide audiences through the unique Polish character and spirit. Producedby The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland.
13.00 "Ehituskunstnik Toomas Rein" (48 min) - only in Estonian
14.00 "Toys" (52 min, English subtitles) „Toys“  takes a hand-on approach to the toys and games that shaped the imaginations of today`s creative generation. Child`s play is a fundamental need of every civilization, particularly one that`s wriggling out of the grasp of an authoritarian regime in an effort to maintain a sense of personal freedom and identity. Toys, directed by Andrzej Wolski, is a film about how Polish youngsters of the socialist era discovered independence and liberal thinking with a few twigs and some wire.
The film is the part of the Guide to the Poles documentary series. Five cinematic chapters survey Poland through rock music, fashion, sex, Himalaism and toys that guide audiences through the unique Polish character and spirit.
Produced by The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
18.00 "Eames: The Architect and the Painter" (1h 25 min) "Eames: The Architect and the Painter" is documentary film about the husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames, who were America`s most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in American culture.Â
Bent and shaped plywood chairs which follow the shape of the human body, economic efficiency in manufacturing, innovation and a magical combination of beauty and purpose are the keywords which characterise the products born in the busy The Eamery.
Film is supported by the Embassy of the United States of America.
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