Postcommunist Estonian Cinema as Transnational Cinema
Postcommunist Estonian Cinema as Transnational Cinema

Summary/Abstract: The article considers Estonian films made after the collapse of communism as examples of transnational cinema. It draws on Steven Vertovec's idea of transnationalism as pertaining to 'diaspora consciousness', marked by dual or multiple identifications and loyalties, arguing that the characters populating the films in hand absorb various influences, indulge in hybridised styles and identify themselves by other types of loyalties than those resulting from sharing the same national heritage. The essay discusses films both in the past and in the present, such as Men at Arms (2005, directed by Kaaren Kaer), All My Lenins (1997, directed by Hardi Volmer) and Revolution of Pigs (2004, directed by Jaak Kilmi and René Reinumägi), The Highway Crossing (1999, directed by Arko Okk), Set Point (2004, directed by Ilmar Taska) and An Affair of Honour (1999, directed by Valentin Kuik).

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