Director Sergei Zjuganov’s debut documentary “Lost Dream” premiered in Tallinn, tracing Estonia’s car culture in the 1990s amid the social upheavals following reindepdendence.<\/p>\n
The film captures a decade when store shelves in Estonia were often empty, yet luxury cars began to appear on the streets.<\/p>\n
While some kids cataloged every rare car they spotted in school notebooks, others recalled thefts, extortion and people even having to flee for their lives.<\/p>\n
Combining rare archival footage, firsthand accounts from those who were there and a contemporary visual documentary language, Zjuganov weaves these stories into a portrait of a transformative decade in Estonia’s cultural history: an era where cars were at once a dream and a risk.<\/p>\n
“Many of these stories were only ever shared among friends,” he said. “At some point, I felt these fragments of a bygone era should be collected before they disappear for good.”<\/p>\n
“Lost Dream” was funded largely through private support and crowdfunding efforts. Cinematographers include Zjuganov, Tanel Meos and Alex Dulberg, with music by Dmitri Piibe.<\/p>\n
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