Documentary

A Human is Born…

Sündis inimene
(1975)
Genre:
Director:
Screenwriter: Õie Orav
Cinematographer: Arvo Iho
Composer: Lepo Sumera
Editor: Leili Karpa
Producer: Vello Samm
Duration: 17 min
Language: Estonian
Subtitle language: English

Festivals:

  • DOCUMENTARIST Istanbul Documentary Days (Turkey), 2023
  • Tbilisi International Archival Film Festival (Georgia), 2023

Coming into this world is an important event in a person’s life, perhaps the most important. The film purely and sincerely captures the moments of birth. In the 1970s, it was rare for filmmakers to be able to film in a maternity hospital. Director Leida Laius and cameraman Arvo Iho succeeded. What’s more, the shots taken with a hidden camera are genuine, warm and humanly honest.

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Head of Film Heritage Department
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Project Manager of Film Heritage Department
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