Scanorama

November 5 - 22

2026

Open My Festival
Baltic Short Film Competition programme „New Baltic Cinema“

Birthday

8 min. | Drama | N/A

In the midst of Estonian forests and lakes lives a tippler and prankster named Vello. A long autumn day passes in waiting expectantly for guests to arrive, it’s Vello’s 75th birthday. Is anyone coming?

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Erik Norkroos

Erik Norkroos

Erikas Norkroosas was born in Tallinn in 1969. He graduated as a cameraman 20 years ago and has shot already around 60 films since then - most of them documentaries. As a producer he has produced over 30 documentaries, near 10 TV series and several short films. Lately re-discovered himself also as director and won several prizes with his last short films Birthday (2012) and One Hot Summer Day (2012).
Languages
Estonian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Sünnipäev
Produced
2012: Estonia

Film information

Director
Erik Norkroos
Producers
Erik Norkroos
Music
Petser, Valdo, „Amsterdam Klezmer Band“
Cinematography
Erik Norkroos, Kullar Viimne
Cast
Vello
More information
www.imdb.com
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