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 Villem sooster

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Selected narrative work

Fiction and documentary work as a cinematographer.

01

AUGUST

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August poster

Director: Carmen-Louise Suuroja

Producer: Susanna Räim

Gaffer: Holger Kink

1AC: Markus Gregory Kullamaa

Key Grip: Jaan Vanaaseme

Colorist: Evar Anvelt

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2026 · Short film · Cinematographer

Ingrid travels to a closed Estonian island and meets her old lover who mysteriously disappeared years ago.

02

HERMETICA

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Hermetica poster

Director: Carmen-Louise Suuroja

Producer: Rea Haljasmäe

Steadicam Operator: Kert Kõpper

Gaffer: Erik Kiviselg

1AC: Frank-Leander Sapego

Key Grip: Egert Kadastu

Colorist: Evar Anvelt

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2025 · Short film · Cinematographer

Lonely Irene agrees to meet with an investigator on a winter evening. The man needs help finding a missing person, but she soon discovers that through that her own past is drawn to the surface.

Selected festivals & awards

Participation — Camerimage, Poland, 2026 — Film and Art School Etudes Competition

03

THE DISSIDENT

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The Dissident poster

Director: Mathias Albrecht

Producer: Leena-Mai Kröönstrom

Gaffer: Erik Kiviselg

1AC: Markus Gregory Kullamaa

Key Grip: Jaan Vanaaseme

Colorist: Villem Sooster

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2024 · Short film · Cinematographer

A man with a green bag arrives into the train station and starts reading a book to the people waiting in the station. The station manager is taken aback by this situation and tries to get rid of the man by alerting the state.

Selected festivals & awards

Participation — EnergaCamerimage, Poland, 2025 — Student Etude Panorama

Award — Big Shoulders Film Festival, USA, 2026 — Best Cinematography

04

NOSTALGIA IN RED

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Nostalgia in Red poster

Director: Carmen-Louise Suuroja

Producer: Susanna Räim

Gaffer: Erik Kiviselg

1AC: Markus Gregory Kullamaa

Colorist: Villem Sooster

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2023 · Short film · Cinematographer

Karl and Sofia meet on a November night. In the bars of Tallinn, immersed in colours and music, their shared past begins to slowly reveal itself. As morning inches closer, the question becomes more clear: is the pull of nostalgia strong enough to make way for something new, or are they both powerless against the neverending flow of time?

Shot on ARRI SR3 w/ Zeiss High Speed S16 primes on Kodak 250D 7207

Selected festivals & awards

Participation — PÖFF Shorts, Estonia, 2024 — Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action

05

L IS FOR LOVE

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L Is For Love poster

Director: Indrek Spungin

Producer: Anu Veermäe-Kaldra

2023 · Documentary · Co-cinematographer

The author of the film, Indrek Spungin has seemingly reached the port of content love. He is married, a father of four, everything seems well and good, until one day his wife tells him to change things or the marriage is over. Indrek is confused. He takes his friend Taavi with a camera and goes around Estonia to research the meaning of love and marriage.

Selected awards

Award — Bytom Film Festival, Poland, 2024 — Best Short Film of the Year

Award — EFTA, Estonia, 2024 — Best Short Film of the Year

tel: +372 56773113  email: villemsooster@gmail.com