Generally, if people speak about convent in Pirita, they mean the ruins and many of them are surprised to discover that right there in Pirita, next to the old ruins, has been over ten years a fully operating Bridgettine convent. This 30-min film gives an overview of Bridgettine Order, the founder of the Order – Saint Bridget and the restorer of the Order – Mother Elisabeth. If during medieval the convent was an understandable part of social life then later, after the reformation, the tradition of a convent as an institution disappeared from Estonia and from our neighborhood. Today this ...
Director: Siiri Timmerman | Jaan Kolberg
Production Firm(s) | Film Tower |
Film Category | Observation, Documentary |
Text / Dialogue | Estonian |
Subtitles | English |
Duration | 28:55 |
Producer | Margus Õunapuu |
Director | Siiri Timmerman | Jaan Kolberg |
Screenwriter | Veiko Taluste |
Cinematographer | Jaan Kolberg | Veiko Taluste |
Sound Designer | Margus Õunapuu |
Editor | Jaan Kolberg |