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Companions (2022)

Original title in Estonian: Seltsilised

Students film Duration 24:03

Plot summary

A short film about loneliness and human need for connection in this life.

It is a creative documentary which follows the life of a woman named Liivia. Living in a rural area of Estonia, she has decided to become a volunteer companion in a nursing home. Someone who just spends time with the elders, does not matter how.
Through the visits to the nursing home we learn about Liivia and her past. It starts to explain why she has a special bond with the manor and why she wants to share her motherly care with the elders.

Keywords: time | elderly people | destiny of one's life | motherhood | nursing home | caretaking | human relationships | companion | making peace | past | manor house | family | positive attitude | future | volunteering work | loneliness | View all »

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm