Directing
Liina Paakspuu
Born
1980-03-30 (46)
Place of birth
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
Liina Paakspuu (born March 30, 1980) has written and directed short films, music videos, TV drama and comedy series. Her debut feature film “Wish Tree”, premiered at the Festival des films du monde de Montréal in 2009 and won the Best Comedy Award at The Tiburon International Film Festival in California. Liina lectures at the Baltic Film and Media School (BFM) since 2003 and also advises Bachelor Thesis films for BFM students.
Known for
A multimedia documentary project consisting of a series of fresh, colourful insider point-of-view short stories on the present-day life of young people, linked by animated episodes and directed by 15 young and talented filmmakers from the 15 republics formerly annexed by the USSR.
15 Young by Young
2011
Hoping to find ways to start living independently, Liina travels from the country to her cousin Ave in the capital.
The Wish Tree
2008
NRShows the stories of four different people with one part in common - they all live 91 km away from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In a peaceful manner, the film pays homage to the simple working man and shows their Estonia through fear and mercy, worries and joy.
91 kilometers. Chronicle of Estonia 2009
2010
A documentary that follows possible steps and rules of the hookup culture game in a club in Tallinn. A sociological portrait that documents different mindsets and attitudes from men and women on the dance floor and in (night)life, accompanied by hit clubbing tracks of the time.
Chase and Dance
2000
Short, Comedy 2003
So Long Suckers!
2003
Behind the camera
A multimedia documentary project consisting of a series of fresh, colourful insider point-of-view short stories on the present-day life of young people, linked by animated episodes and directed by 15 young and talented filmmakers from the 15 republics formerly annexed by the USSR.
15 Young by Young
2011
Hoping to find ways to start living independently, Liina travels from the country to her cousin Ave in the capital.
The Wish Tree
2008
NRShows the stories of four different people with one part in common - they all live 91 km away from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In a peaceful manner, the film pays homage to the simple working man and shows their Estonia through fear and mercy, worries and joy.
91 kilometers. Chronicle of Estonia 2009
2010
NRShows the stories of four different people with one part in common - they all live 91 km away from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In a peaceful manner, the film pays homage to the simple working man and shows their Estonia through fear and mercy, worries and joy.
91 kilometers. Chronicle of Estonia 2009
2010
A documentary that follows possible steps and rules of the hookup culture game in a club in Tallinn. A sociological portrait that documents different mindsets and attitudes from men and women on the dance floor and in (night)life, accompanied by hit clubbing tracks of the time.
Chase and Dance
2000
A documentary that follows possible steps and rules of the hookup culture game in a club in Tallinn. A sociological portrait that documents different mindsets and attitudes from men and women on the dance floor and in (night)life, accompanied by hit clubbing tracks of the time.
Chase and Dance
2000
A documentary that follows possible steps and rules of the hookup culture game in a club in Tallinn. A sociological portrait that documents different mindsets and attitudes from men and women on the dance floor and in (night)life, accompanied by hit clubbing tracks of the time.
Chase and Dance
2000
Short, Comedy 2003
So Long Suckers!
2003