DEAR PASSENGERS

MADLI LÄÄNE

2022

Screenwriter: Madli Lääne
Cinematographer: Heiko Sikka
Choreographers: Renate Keerd, Anastasia Massalova
Production Designer: Freda Purik
Costume Designer: Liis Plato
Make-up Artist: Jennifer Scholz
Editors: Emeri Abel, Kaupo Muuli
Sound Designer: Markus Andreas
Composer:  Patrick McGinley
Producer: Johanna Maria Paulson, Evelin Penttilä

Experimental short film / 11min


Awards:

27th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS: Best Baltic Short Film (2023)

EFTA – Estonian Film and Television Awards: Best Short Film (2023)

Busan International Short Film Festival: Special Mention of the Jury (2023)

In The Palace International Short Film Festival: Best Experimental Film (2023)

Leeds International Film Festival – Screendance Competition (2023): Main Prize

Short Waves Festival (2023): MOVES second award

Participations:

Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market  (2022)

Palm Springs International Short Fest (2022)

Encounters Film Festival (2022)

Uppsala Short Film Festival (2022)

PÖFF – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Shorts Live-Action Competition (2022)

Aspen 32. Shortfest (2023)

Minimalen Short Film Festival (2023)

In The Palace International Short Film Festival (2023)

BISFF – Busan International Short Film Festival (2023)

Short Short Film Festival & Asia (2023)

27th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS (2023)

Cinehill Motovun Film Festival (2023)

Dokufest (2023)

FuoriFormato – International Festival of contemporary dance and video dance (2023)

34th São Paulo International Short Film Festival (2023)

Kobani Internatioanl Film Festival (2023)

Shnit Worldwide Shortfilm Festival (2023)

ALCINE 52 Festival (2023)

30°Ningbo Short Film Festival (2023)

Leeds International Film Festival – Screendance Competition(2023)

20min Max International Short Film Festival (2023)

Short Waves Festival (2023)

BOGOSHORTS – Bogotá Short Film Festival (2023)

La mirada tabú / The Taboo Look (2023)

Winter Apricots – Prilep International Film Festival (2023)

Cinedans FEST – International Short Film Competition (2024)

Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg – Poetry in Motion (2024)

 


A lonely traveler embarks on a journey to find relief for a hidden yearning. Her restless longing spreads around and forces fellow passengers to face their own desires and disappointments.