Private Project

SAAB

But it’s not just some plain silence. It is filled. Apart from engine revs, road surfaces, passing cars, there are people's wishes, dreams and fears in the silence which can be heard without words. Maybe you can imagine the sound of a bird or the beat of its wings flying in front of the car,

or the sound of a cow passing by, blades of grass swaying against each other,

music coming from headphones...

Maybe you can imagine how the steady background changes over time
to the roar of the waves
to the spring wind
and then to silence
which as a vacuum suppresses the rhythm of breathing.

"Saab" investigates the aesthetics of boredom and states of slowness in the context of everyday poetics. What is it like to capture feelings and states of being on camera? What happens when so little is said and so much is felt?

  • Liisbeth Kala
    Director
  • Liisbeth Kala
    Writer
  • Jennifer Marisse Cohen
    Producer
  • Fidelia Regina Randmäe
    Cinematographer
  • Villem Roosa
    Editor
  • A. Sinan Kaya
    Sound Designer
  • Luisa Lõhmus
    Costume Designer
  • Annika Väljataga
    Colorist
  • Jürgen Volmer
    Mentor
  • Martha Mia Veelmaa
    Key Cast
    "M.M"
  • Mart Veelmaa
    Key Cast
    "M"
  • Laura Niils
    Key Cast
    "L"
  • Maria Valk
    Key Cast
    "M.V"
  • Karl Jakob Bartels
    Key Cast
    "K"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    experimental
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,400 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Estonia
  • Country of Filming:
    Estonia
  • Language:
    Estonian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Tartu University
  • Estonian Screenings
    Tallinn, Tartu, Viljandi
    Estonia
    July 24, 2023
    Tallinn, Artis Cinema
  • Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    November 7, 2023
    Shorts New Talents
  • Tampere Film Festival
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 7, 2024
    International Competition
  • FICBUEU Festival International de Cinema de Bueu
    Bueu
    Spain
    September 11, 2024
    Second Award
Director Biography - Liisbeth Kala

Liisbeth Kala (b.1996) is a freelance artist from Tallinn, Estonia. She graduated from Viljandi Culture Academy’s theatre arts studies in the summer of 2023. Since Kala has focused her main interest on filmmaking - and acting, she debuted composing and directing "Saab” as her final project before graduating. Additionally, she has participated in different (international) short films and multimedia projects such as FENfilm, elektron.art and many others.

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