Save the Arches

A short documentary film on urban activism 2016, 24 min.

„Living together“

The only public art piece in the post-soviet residential district is about to be destroyed. Can activists, politicians and private company find a solution? Synopsis „Save the Arches“ introduces Lasnaidee, the young generation of urban activists in Tallinn. The core of their struggle becomes the preservation of five concrete arches in Lasnamäe, a panel housing district known as „Russian-speaking“ and „monotonous“. What begins as a lost case turns into a collaboration between citizens, the city and the company. Will they manage to move the arches to a new location?   Technical Specifications

• • Original title: Save the Arches

• • Genre: an observational documentary film

• • Language: English, Estonian, Russian

• • Subs available: English

 

• • Country of production: Estonia

• • Shooting location: Tallinn

• • Runtime: 24 min.

• • Format: 16:9 Full HD

• • Sound: stereo

  Film Crew

• • Director, researcher and camera: Pavel Borecký

• • 2nd camera: Aleksey Siman

• • Location sound: Peter Trudolubov

• • Producer: Georgius Misjura (Vita Pictura)

• • Academic supervisors: Carlo Cubero, Kersti Uibo, Riho Västrik

Production School of Humanities of Tallinn University, Baltic Film and Media School of Tallinn University, Vita Pictura Productions  

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