SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
original title: “Savvusanna sõsarad”
year: 2023
genre: documentary
duration: 89min
premiere: Sundance Film Festival 2023 (USA)
awards: European Film Awards: “European Documentary 2023” ,
Sundance 2023: “The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary”
director: Anna Hints
producer: Marianne Ostrat
editors: Hendrik Mägar, Tushar Prakash, Martin Männik, Qutaiba Barhamji, Anna Hints
production company: Alexandra film
synopsis
Tucked in a lush green forest in southern Estonia, a group of women gather in the safe darkness of a smoke sauna to share their innermost thoughts and secrets. Enveloped by a warm, dense heat, they bare all to expel fears and shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength.
