“Urban
Tundra” is an observational documentary about homelessness and faith. A
very big snowstorm named Monica hits Tallinn, Estonia in December 2010
and the film crew visits a soup kitchen opened for people in need. The
film tries to observe the activities during Christmas holiday and
document how people in need are coping with the ongoing storm.
Robi Uppin, Maria Kivirand
Robi Uppin Robi
Uppin was born in 1978 in Tallinn, Estonia. When he was ten years old,
he moved to Sweden. There he found interest in movies, TV-games and
electronic music. In 2005 he went to Tokyo, Japan to study the language
and culture. In 2006 he started studies in the Baltic Film and Media
School as Audiovisual Media student and in 2011 continued his studies in
Documentary and Television masters program. He has been directing and
designing the sound for many short documentaries and fiction films and
composing electronic music.
Maria Kivirand Maria
Kivirand was born in 1986 in Tallinn, Estonia. During high school she
started to study music and theatre and from there she got inspiration to
study filmmaking. In 2005 she went to Spain to study language and
culture. In 2006 she came back to Estonia to study film and media. She
graduated Baltic Film and Media School with BA in Audiovisual Media and
is now taking MA in Documentary and Television. She has been producer,
director and editor to different short documentaries and fiction films.