Heilika Pikkov and Liina Särkinen | Estonia | 2025 | 84 mins. | Chinese, English, Estonian | Asia Premiere | Filmmaker attending
Sat, Oct 31 | 12:30 PM | Picturetime 1 (Basketball Court)
For 25 years, world-famous Estonian clowns Haide and Toomas, better known as Piip and Tuut, have brought joy and laughter to children and families across the globe. But behind the face paint and curtain lies a different story. While entertaining thousands, their own children – Emma, Siim, and Anni – have been growing up at home without them.
Heilika Pikkov and Liina Särkinen
Heilika Pikkov is an Estonian documentary director, cinematographer and editor. Her first feature documentary, Flowers from the Mount of Olives (2013), premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and was well received in Estonian cinemas. She also lectures at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School in Tallinn.
Liina Särkinen is an Estonian documentary director and producer. She runs the Kinomaja Film School and the youth film festival Koolifilm in Tallinn. My Family and Other Clowns is her debut feature.
Producer: Ülo Pikkov
Writer: Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen
Cinematographer: Heilika Pikkov, Taavi Arus
Editor: Madli Lääne, Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen
Sound: Horret Kuus
Music: Ann Reimann
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 – Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition: Special Jury Prize
