Hints received the Oscar from his daughter Pipi. “I would give an Oscar to Anna if the Americans didn’t do it. So now she has it! “, the director reported, the words of her daughter. “She saw it at the store, “said Hints.
The director added that his daughter’s sweet gesture made him understand that, in fact, the most important gifts are those given from the heart, for which it is not possible to apply. “You can only get such awards if you have touched someone’s heart,” he said and thanked all the fans of the “Savvusanna sisters”.
“The Sisters of Savvusanna” was nominated for an Oscar this time in two categories: best documentary and best international film. The finalists of the ten award categories, released on December 21 by the American Film Academy, revealed that “The Sisters of Savvusanna” failed to advance to the next stage.
Estonian animated short films “Eeva” and “Koerkorter”, among others, made it to the short film preselection. The final list of Oscar nominees will be announced in early 2024.
“The Sisters of Savvusanna” is a modern, intimate film about women who gather in the protective darkness of a smoke sauna, share their deepest secrets, and wash away the shame and pain accumulated in their bodies. The film also introduces the smoke sauna tradition of ancient Võroma (“savvisannakombõ”), which is included in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The director and screenwriter of the film “Savvusanna’s Sisters” is Anna Hints. The producer is Marianne Ostrat (Alexandra Film, Estonia), the co-producers are Juliette Cazanave (Kepler22 Productions, France), Hlín Jóhannesdóttir (Ursus Parvus Island) and Eero Talvistu † (Estonia).
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2023-12-29 17:15:00
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