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Aet Laigu

Aet Laigu

Aet Laigu is the founder of an independent Estonian production company METEORIIT and a filmmaker (alter ego, Al Wallcat). She holds a business degree and M.A. in Film and TV Studies from the University of Warwick (UK). Aet has previously co-written three feature films, including Kadri Kõusaar’s “Ema/Mother” (2016), which was Estonia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. “Modern Mermaid” is her documentary debut.

Filmography

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Year Film title Type Crew Actor
2023 "Aja katel" Documentary Line Producer
2022 "Nowtime" Documentary Producer
Director
Cinematographer
2021 "Deserted" Feature film Producer
2019 "Chasing Unicorns" Feature film Co-producer
First Assistant Director
2018 "Fire Lily" Feature film Producer
Casting
2018 "Traitor" Feature film Producer
Casting
First Assistant Director
Production Manager
2016 "Mother" Feature film Producer
Casting
First Assistant Director
Production Manager
2013 "The Arbiter" Feature film Producer
2010 "A Singing City - Tallinn" Documentary Producer
Content Editor
2008 "December Heat" Feature film Production Manager

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