{"id":14910,"date":"2019-12-18T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=14910"},"modified":"2020-01-23T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T22:52:52","slug":"up-close-and-personal-with-estonian-director-tanel-toom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/up-close-and-personal-with-estonian-director-tanel-toom\/","title":{"rendered":"Up Close and Personal With Estonian Director Tanel Toom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 1<\/a> Recap:<\/strong>\u00a0 Tanel Toom directed the brilliant \u201cTruth And Justice,\u201d<\/strong> Estonia\u2019s <\/strong>entry for the Best International Feature Film Oscar<\/strong>. Shot for under three million dollars, Rein Kotov\u2019s<\/strong> cinematography gave a mega-million dollar look to the film. The story, which sprawls over decades, is about one man\u2019s obsessive ambition and the impact on the people caught in that orbit and is slightly reminiscent of the Hatfields <\/strong>and McCoys<\/strong> famous feud. According to Tanel,<\/strong> his film is the most watched one in Estonia.<\/strong> The highly professional ensemble consists of Priit Loog<\/strong>,\u00a0in the lead role of Andres,<\/strong> Maiken Schmidt<\/strong> as his first wife Kr\u00f5\u00f5t,<\/strong> Ester Kuntu<\/strong> as his second wife Mari,<\/strong> and Priit V\u00f5igemast<\/strong> as his hostile neighbor, Pearu<\/strong>. The supporting cast is excellent with an especially notable performance by Simeoni Sundja<\/strong> as Juss. Tanel <\/strong>sat down with your reporter for an exclusive interview and the following Part 2 has been edited for content and continuity.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Director Tanel Toom shooting a scene from \u201cTruth And Justice,\u201d Estonia\u2019s submission for Best International Film Oscar.<\/span> Photo courtesy of Allfilm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How did you prepare to shoot Truth and Justice?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 Before shooting the film, I came to America<\/strong> for three months to take workshops as a teacher trainee at Ivana Chubbuck Studio<\/strong>. Her method is called the Chubbuck Technique<\/strong> and is loosely based on the Stanislavsky <\/strong>method. I learned a lot from her, ranging from casting in film, to auditioning, and how to prep for that. Her book, \u201cThe Power of the Actor,\u201d<\/strong> goes deeply into acting.\u00a0 Some directors say that taking acting classes helps you understand how to play a character objective and makes you a better director with actors.<\/p>\n

The sub-text, especially in the characterization of Andres, is subtly apparent which gives us a glimpse into his motivations. Did you study psychology?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 I\u2019ve always said that I think the work of a psychologist is very close to the work of a director because the director has to understand the psychology of the character.\u00a0 Then, you have to help the actor get to certain points of the character\u2019s emotional state.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t studied psychology, but I\u2019ve studied acting and have directed a lot of actors. \u00a0The first time I came here was in 2007<\/strong> for a workshop with Judith Weston<\/strong> who wrote the book \u201cDirecting Actors.\u201d<\/strong> The workshop concentrated on directing actors and acting for directors.\u00a0 To experience acting for myself, I also took workshops in London<\/strong> so that I could really understand what I\u2019m asking from an actor.<\/p>\n

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On location in Estonia with the cast and crew of Tanel Toom\u2019s \u201cTruth And Justice.\u201d<\/span> Photo courtesy of Allfilm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why is it so important to understand how to work with actors?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 Being a director, you have to be interested in human beings. For me, I want to fall in love with my actors.\u00a0 I need to trust them and they need to trust me as well.\u00a0 So, it\u2019s very important to spend as much time with them before the shoot so that we bond with each other.\u00a0 My job is to make them shine and if they are not good on the screen, then it is my fault. \u00a0Being an actor is a very fragile occupation and I really appreciate what they are doing.<\/p>\n

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Director Tanel Toom takes a coffee break.<\/span> Photo courtesy of Allfilm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Priit Loog in the lead role of Andres, surveys the water, which he claims is on his property, resulting in multiple lawsuits with his neighbor.<\/span> Photo courtesy of Allfilm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The actors in \u201cTruth and Justice\u201d each have a strong sub-text, which you don\u2019t always see in other characterizations.\u00a0 What are your thoughts? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 The text is the least important \u2013 it\u2019s what\u2019s behind it that tells you what is actually going on in a scene.\u00a0 What\u2019s underneath or what the character is doing while delivering the text \u2013 that\u2019s where the real meaning comes out.\u00a0 If the actors are not good or the acting doesn\u2019t work, then nothing works.<\/p>\n

Did making short films early in your career inform the narrative feature film? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 I used short films to prepare me for full-length films. The reason it\u2019s taken a while for me to make my first narrative film, is because I was very careful in choosing my first project.<\/p>\n

What are some of the films and\/or directors you admired growing up? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel: Because I was so young, I don\u2019t remember the names of the directors. I do remember the \u201cTarzan\u201d<\/strong> television series and \u201cKing Kong.\u201d <\/strong>The reception was really bad, so my sister and I had to take turns holding the antenna.\u00a0 When it was her turn to hold the antenna, I would describe what was happening on the screen. I also loved everything where there were sharks, like \u201cJaws.\u201d<\/strong> Just give me a movie where there\u2019s a shark, and I will love it.\u00a0 (Laughter)<\/em><\/strong> I also liked watching horror films like \u201cFriday The 13th<\/sup>.\u201d<\/strong> I loved watching movies because in my childhood there wasn\u2019t the Internet.<\/strong> It was like some magic elves from America<\/strong> were doing those things that we saw on the screen, but I couldn\u2019t imagine that some day I would be doing the same thing.<\/p>\n

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Maia Vahtram\u00e4e with director Tanel Toom at the premiere of his film, \u201cTruth And Justice.\u201d<\/span> Photo courtesy of Allfilm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Was anyone in your family in the creative arts?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0The answer is no.\u00a0My dad is a captain on a cargo ship and my mom is a cook –\u00a0nothing to do with film or culture.\u00a0When I was younger, I liked to draw and I drew comic strips.\u00a0 I loved telling stories, so I was already telling stories with images.\u00a0In class, we had to perform a play and I was always the one who wrote the play because I knew how it had to be done.\u00a0I didn\u2019t know that it was something like directing.<\/p>\n

Would you say you had a happy childhood \u2013 enough money?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0 In the Soviet Union<\/strong> there\u2019s never enough money for everything, but I\u2019m very blessed to have such great parents. Although my parents were not in the creative arts, but thanks to them, I was brave enough to study something that I really felt that I could love. My mom is a very good cook and she really loves cooking. My dad really loves the sea and he\u2019s a very good captain. Eighteen or nineteen are a very fragile ages when, after graduating high school, you are choosing what you are going to do next. Very often you are not listening to your heart, but thinking too much with your head, like what would be useful, what will bring money, or satisfaction. Researchers say that 80% of people work at something they don\u2019t love or enjoy. I\u2019m really happy and thankful that I found something that I genuinely love. Some people are even paying money for me to do this job. (Laughs)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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L-R: Tanel Toom, director of \u201cTruth and Justice\u201d with producer Ivo Felt, whose credits include \u201cTangerines,\u201d Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee, and Golden Globe nominee \u201cThe Fencer.\u201d<\/span> Photos courtesy of Allfilm.<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are you working on a project now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0It\u2019s a sci-fi thriller, which is now in pre-production.\u00a0It\u2019s completely different from Truth and Justice.\u00a0<\/em>It has four characters and takes place in a post apocalyptic world in the middle of an ocean in a rusty tower.<\/p>\n

I look forward to what I know will be another excellent piece of work.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanel:\u00a0Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this.<\/p>\n

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TRUTH AND JUSTICE
\nAn ALLFILM Production
\nDirector\/Writer:\u00a0 Tanel Toom
\nProducer:\u00a0 Ivo Felt
\nCinematographer: Rein Kotov
\nEditor: Tambet Tsuja
\nProduction Designer:\u00a0 Jaagup Roomet
\nSound Designer:\u00a0 Matis Rei
\nComposer: Mihkel Zilmer
\nGenre:\u00a0 Drama
\nLanguage:\u00a0 Estonian with sub-titles
\nRunning Time:\u00a0 149 minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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