Synopsis

Once upon a time, there lived a man who had nothing but himself. And a dream, a great big dream. But an immense and dangerous sheet of water spread out between him and his dream. The man set out. He arrived at his destination due to his courage and tenacity. But was that what he had been searching for?

Kaspar Jancis

Kaspar Jancis (1975, Tallinn) created his first moving pictures in the corners of his school notebooks. He has been a member of several rock groups, writing lyrics and music, and making arrangements. He enrolled at the Tallinn Pedagogical College in 1996. There, he completed his first films: the silent film Dr. Maisarve and the Matshalka Case (1996) and the cut-out puppet film Flight of the Little White Helicopter (1996), which screened at rock concerts and on television. In 1997, he transferred from the Pedagogical University to the Turku Arts Academy in Finland to study animation under the guidance of Priit Pärn. He made his debut film Romance (1999) in Turku.

Vladimir Leschiov

Vladimir Leschiov (1970) works as an animator, director, and producer. He studied animation at the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden. Since 2005, he has taught animation at the Latvian Academy of Arts. In 2007, he founded the animation studio Lunohod in Riga, Latvia. His recent films are Insomnia (2004), Lost in Snow (2007), Wings and Oars (2009), 96 (2010).