This film is a poetical portrayal of the evolution and devolution, ageing yet also constant regeneration of an anonymous city sphere. Its only companion and support is the music, which draws its rhythmic structures from the surrounding buildings and architectonic cadences. It makes visible by magic the dynamics of the coexistence of stone, concrete, wood and metal; the film is giving life to static matter by the means of HYPERLAPSE. It is magical realism in its most natural form. The difference from classical animation techniques is, that when normally to create an illusion of movement every single take is phased by an animator or computer, the phases here are made solely by the architect, builder and TIME – by nature itself. It has been said that architecture is frozen music. This film can be considered as an act of mobilizing, freeing the architecture of its immobilized, frozen being. It is the awakening of frozen matter of its everlasting sleep.

Filmed in ten cities of the world, visited by chance.

Hardi Volmer
Born in 1957 in Pärnu

Studies

Graduated from The Tallinn Art University as a designer of stage and theatre.
Since 1984 he has directed and designed multitude of animated and puppet films and has made stage solutions for more that 50 Estonian theatre performances.

Main works as a film director

• 1984 “Wonderful New Year`s Night” puppet film (with Riho Unt)
• 1985 “Enchanted Island” puppet film (with Riho Unt)
• 1986 “Fly in Spring” puppet film (with Riho Unt)
• 1987 “The War” puppet film
• 1988 “Deeds and Doings” puppet film
• 1989 “Animated Selfportraits” animated film/international project
• 1990 “Jackpot” puppet pixilation (with Riho Unt)
• 1990 “Everyone Gets His Own” short feature film
• 1992 „Incipit Vita Nova” puppet film
• 1994 “The Last Romance” puppet film (with Riho Unt)
• 1994 “The Firewater” feature film
• 1996 “Somebody Else” puppet film (with Mait Laas)
• 1997 “All my Lenins” feature film
• 1998 “Primavera” puppet film (with Riho Unt)
• 2003 „Barbarians“ puppet film
• 2007 „Closing session“ puppetfilm
• 2011 „Domestic Fitless“ mixed
• 2013 „Living Images“ feature film
• 2016 „Urbanimatio“ experimental ( with Urmas Jõemees)

Urmas Jõemees
DOB: 15. 11. 1963 Tallinn

Professional experience:
2003 - Estonian Academy of Arts : technical adviser, free lance photographer
2000 – 2003 freelance photographer
1990 - 2000 Filmstudio “ Nukufilm” : director of photography
1986 - 1989 Filmstudio “Tallinnfilm”: assistant cameraman

Education:
1989 - VGIK (Moscow ) , course of special effects photographer
1985 – 1986 Tallinn Proffessional Gollage : graduated still photographer
1982 – 1983 Tartu State University : mathematics

FILMOGRAPHY:

• 2015 ETERNAL HUNTING GROUNDS, Elin Grimstad
• 2014 PAPA , Girlin Bassovskaja
• 2013 LEMONADE STORY, Vallo Toomla
• 2012 THE EGG, Rao Heidmets
• 2011 DOMESTIC FITLESS, Hardi Volmer
• 2011 ORACLE IS BORN, Rao Heidmets
• 2010 SKYSONG, Mati Kütt
• 2008 INHERENT OBLIGATIONS, Rao Heidmets
• 2007 NORTH DRAGON, Riho Unt
• 2007 CLOSING SESSION, Hardi Volmer
• 2006 INSTITUTE OF DREAM, Mati Kütt
• 2005 BROTHERS BEARHEARTS, Riho Unt