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Sander Maran

Sander Maran

Writer/cinematographer/director/etc Sander Maran began making short films in high school with friends and attended the Baltic Film and Media School. His short film „Curiosity Kills“ was successful among international film festivals and so he and creative partner Jan Andresson started making short films outside of film school. That led to Maran’s debut feature film Chainsaws Were Singing, a crazy genre-mixing epic that was shot guerilla-style in 2013 with co-producers Kaur Maran, Jan Andresson and Karl-Joosep Ilves. The film spent a whopping 10 years in postproduction and was finally finished in 2024.

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Year Film title Type Crew Actor
2024 "Chainsaws Were Singing" Feature film Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Composer
Mootorsae soolo sureja
2019 "Chasing Unicorns" Feature film Consultant
2015 "There lived" Students film Special Effects
2014 "The Grove" Students film Special Effects
2013 "2084: Memory spasms" Students film Screenwriter
2013 "95" Students film Assistant Director
2013 "Flesh and bone" Documentary Second Camera Operator
2013 "Turbosledge!" Amateur films Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Cinematographer
Sound Designer
Editor
Special Effects
2012 "Curiosity Kills" Students film Director
Screenwriter
Composer
Editor
Special Effects
2012 "Framed by a Kid: Lollipop Massacre" Feature film Producer
Director
Screenwriter
Cinematographer
Sound Designer
Editor
Special Effects

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