
Directing
Liis Nimik
Born
1979-10-30 (47)
Place of birth
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known for
Directing
Credits
9 titles
Liis Nimik is an Estonian-based documentarian, film editor and producer. She graduated from the Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn and is a partner in a production company Alasti Kino. Her films are known from strong storytelling, empathy and experimenting with fiction film tools. Liis is also schooled and valued film editor – having edited major festival circling Estonian art house features during past years – Roukli (2015, premiere Palic, Tokyo FF) by Veiko Õunpuu and In The Crosswind (2014, premiere TIFF). The latest documentary she produced - Lenbri Uudu by Eeva Mägi (2017), was premiered in DOKLeipzig. Liis is teaching documentary film and editing and is also a member of the Esto…
Known for
NRThis is the story of three different generations of Siberian Estonian women whose ancestors were deported from Estonia as criminals in the 19th century. Instead of prison, however, they ended up in paradise - a fertile land where people quickly built their lives. 170 years later, the situation has reversed: who has already "got used to life here", but for whom, on the eve of the war, it is the last time to return to paradise, which on this occasion is Estonia.
The Wayfarers
2024
NRDocumentary about the search for Lauri, an Estonian drug addict who left for Colombia
A Loss of Something Ever Felt
2021
5.3CIA agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the perilous mission of destroying “The Soviet Union!" As they enter the system using a VR simulation, their mission quickly turns into a delirious trap, far more complex than expected, as the fabric of reality starts unraveling around them.
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
2020
NRUntil the restoration of independence of Estonia in 1991, a collective farm operated in the village of Pähkla in Saaremaa, which employed almost all the villagers. Lembri Uudu also worked there as a tractor driver. After the collapse of the collective farm, most of the villagers lost their jobs and Uudu died. Sometimes, however, it happens that a person's real life force comes out only after his death.
Lembri Uudu
2017
NRSundial takes us on a journey through the mists of the Estonian countryside. In each house whose door Liis Nimik opens, live people who have chosen to carve their existence at the fringes of modernity. Far from our tumultuous world, the rhythm of life is tranquil and peaceful. Here, humans seem to have found their place, living in harmony with nature.
Sundial
2023
NRA man walks through a forest and sits in a house. Around him, the spirits of the past roam.
The Weight of All the Beauty
2019
Behind the camera
NRThis is the story of three different generations of Siberian Estonian women whose ancestors were deported from Estonia as criminals in the 19th century. Instead of prison, however, they ended up in paradise - a fertile land where people quickly built their lives. 170 years later, the situation has reversed: who has already "got used to life here", but for whom, on the eve of the war, it is the last time to return to paradise, which on this occasion is Estonia.
The Wayfarers
2024
NRDocumentary about the search for Lauri, an Estonian drug addict who left for Colombia
A Loss of Something Ever Felt
2021
NRDocumentary about the search for Lauri, an Estonian drug addict who left for Colombia
A Loss of Something Ever Felt
2021
5.3CIA agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the perilous mission of destroying “The Soviet Union!" As they enter the system using a VR simulation, their mission quickly turns into a delirious trap, far more complex than expected, as the fabric of reality starts unraveling around them.
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
2020
NRUntil the restoration of independence of Estonia in 1991, a collective farm operated in the village of Pähkla in Saaremaa, which employed almost all the villagers. Lembri Uudu also worked there as a tractor driver. After the collapse of the collective farm, most of the villagers lost their jobs and Uudu died. Sometimes, however, it happens that a person's real life force comes out only after his death.
Lembri Uudu
2017
NRSundial takes us on a journey through the mists of the Estonian countryside. In each house whose door Liis Nimik opens, live people who have chosen to carve their existence at the fringes of modernity. Far from our tumultuous world, the rhythm of life is tranquil and peaceful. Here, humans seem to have found their place, living in harmony with nature.
Sundial
2023
NRSundial takes us on a journey through the mists of the Estonian countryside. In each house whose door Liis Nimik opens, live people who have chosen to carve their existence at the fringes of modernity. Far from our tumultuous world, the rhythm of life is tranquil and peaceful. Here, humans seem to have found their place, living in harmony with nature.
Sundial
2023
NRSundial takes us on a journey through the mists of the Estonian countryside. In each house whose door Liis Nimik opens, live people who have chosen to carve their existence at the fringes of modernity. Far from our tumultuous world, the rhythm of life is tranquil and peaceful. Here, humans seem to have found their place, living in harmony with nature.
Sundial
2023
NRA man walks through a forest and sits in a house. Around him, the spirits of the past roam.
The Weight of All the Beauty
2019
