Estonian tower builder uses his immediate surroundings in order to overcome a very personal tragedy, in this slow and holistic creation – from the brand new Doc@PÖFF at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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Kalju is erecting a 19-metre-high observation tower. Building the structure entirely from scratch, Kalju has opted for a holistic root, favouring the methods of the past in an effort of completing the project. As it happens, he has convinced himself of the value, pushing himself to greater heights; literally and metaphorically.
Much of it is set in the snow, where the only sounds are motorbikes racing across unencumbered roads. Kalju has opted for a life of solitude, which is evident from the way he follows a hermitesque path in the icy terrain. He hears a woman over a recording admit, “I don’t want to work from payday to payday.” As the feature unfolds, elements of …