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Jaan's Day

After being released from a psychiatric clinic, Jaan isn’t thinking of changing his lifestyle. His creativity as a musician has been replaced by drug use. Besides, his best friend Tarmo, who’s also an addict, is homeless. Jaan allows him to spend the night in his music studio, but this leads to a problem—Tarmo has an unpaid debt to a local pusher.

  • Freddy Lond
    Director
    Medicine Men, Happy Days
  • Freddy Lond
    Writer
    Medicine Men, Happy Days
  • Nils Mattias Steinberg
    Key Cast
    "Jaan"
    Firebird, Truth and Justice, Goodbye Soviet Union
  • Miika Pihlak
    Key Cast
    "Tarmo"
    Kids of the Night, Still Waters
  • Heldur Maripuu
    Original Music
    Medicine Men, Happy Days
  • Heldur Maripuu
    Cinematographer
  • Freddy Lond
    Cinematographer
  • Heldur Maripuu
    Sound Design
  • Heldur Maripuu
    Editor
  • Freddy Lond
    Editor
  • Hans Henri Rähn
    Executive Producer
  • Mait Levandi
    Additional Music
  • Hans Henri Rähn
    Additional Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Jaani Päev
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Drama
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Estonia
  • Country of Filming:
    Estonia
  • Language:
    Estonian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Catania Film Fest
    Catania
    Italy
    November 16, 2023
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Freddy Lond

Freddy Lond is an Estonian writer/director who moved to Belgium in his teens. This change had an impact on his creativity. It contributed to the cultural duality that can be seen in his work. Character driven stories are his strength. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Technology from the LUCA School of Arts and studied Film Studies & Visual Culture at the University of Antwerp.

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Director Statement

Jaan's Day is about a musician who's psyche is breaking after being released from the ward. It's loosely based on the life of my father. When I was writing the screenplay for that short film, I made use of Hemingway's "Iceberg Theory"— there's always more hidden beneath the surface.