A year full of drama

A year full of drama

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Director:Marta Pulk
Premiere:20. May 2021
Length:108 minutes
Genre:Document

Director: Marta Pulk

How can art enrich human lives? An unusual ad offers a job as a fulltime theatregoer for a period of one year, but only those with no previous cultural experience may apply.

Alisja, a 21-year-old woman with Russian roots, lives in a remote part of Estonia. Her only theatre experience is from primary school, making her the ideal candidate for an experiment conducted by three Estonian artists. The film tracks Alisja’s yearlong theatre marathon and how it affects her life. The performances stir her emotions, calling forth deeply-stored memories, but the new experiences also sever her from her previous life and old friends. The unusual experiment shows that theatre is not only an institution but also key in forming our emotional and social understanding of the world.

Length: 108 min

Year: 2019
Local premiere date: 20. May 2021

Country of origin:

  • Estonia

Director: Marta Pulk

How can art enrich human lives? An unusual ad offers a job as a fulltime theatregoer for a period of one year, but only those with no previous cultural experience may apply.

Alisja, a 21-year-old woman with Russian roots, lives in a remote part of Estonia. Her only theatre experience is from primary school, making her the ideal candidate for an experiment conducted by three Estonian artists. The film tracks Alisja’s yearlong theatre marathon and how it affects her life. The performances stir her emotions, calling forth deeply-stored memories, but the new experiences also sever her from her previous life and old friends. The unusual experiment shows that theatre is not only an institution but also key in forming our emotional and social understanding of the world.

Year: 2019
Local premiere date: 20. May 2021

Country of origin:

  • Estonia