World premiere
Rolling Papers
Sebastian’s workday is shaken up by an unexpected friendship.
A film that follows Estonian youth as they figure out life in their twenties, dealing with uncertainties and searching for purpose.
Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil. “Rolling Papers” explores the lives of young adults, united by their uncertainty about the future and a longing for a purposeful existence.
Recommended age 14+
Meel Paliale (1998) is a filmmaker from Tallinn who has been making films since elementary school. In 2022, he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a BA in Photography. His first feature, Tree of Eternal Love (2022), premiered in the International Youth Competition Programme at the BNFF and was later invited to festivals such as Cottbus and Helsinki IFF. “Rolling Papers” is his second feature film.
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