BEAST IFF | From Narva with Love

From Narva with Love

SYNOPSIS

SINOPSE

Narva is a border city with a complicated history and many social cracks. It is here that the film’s heroes, street kids, grew up, and their adventures became the foundation for this story. How to find joy in life when you’re surrounded by abandoned buildings, endless slush, and indifferent adults? What to do when social care is just a formality and the street becomes the school of growing up?

BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAFIA

Paulina Belik is an Estonian artist and animation filmmaker whose work explores identity, memory, and lived experience. She studied at Narva and Tartu Art Schools and recently graduated in animation from the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her practice moves fluidly across techniques and materials, shaped by personal experiences, travels, and encounters. Drawing inspiration from nature and everyday moments, her work reflects an intuitive and evolving approach to storytelling.