Sulev Keedus

Sulev Keedus (b. 1957, Tallinn) first graduated in music before going on to the School of Education in Tallinn. In 1977-81 he worked as assistant cameraman and director for Estonian Television, and attended Moscow's Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Film Directors. To date, Keedus has mainly focused on documentaries. The documentary In Paradisum (1993), screened at 11 international festivals, was voted Best Estonian Film of 1993. He shot the feature The Only Sunday in 1990. The 1998 the film Georgica, presented at Karlovy Vary in 1998, earned him international acclaim. His latest film, Somnambulance, shared Best Estonian Film (with The Living Force) in 2003. Selected filmography: Behind the Forests (1982), Luigeluum (1983), Vorokese (1984), Biographies at the Bolshoi Theatre (1985), October in the Harbour Kaunispea (1986), Fearful Heaven (1987), Pharaoh's Children (1992).

MFF Karlovy Vary