Chainsaws Were Singing

Program:

Midnight special

Year:

2024

Country:

Естонія

Genre:

Ігровий

Duration:

117’

The story follows two down-on-their-luck individuals who are introduced by fate. Tom is heartbroken after being dumped by his girlfriend. On the other hand, Maria has experienced an array of misfortunes in her life, which has led to depression. When Tom sees Maria moping in a river, he instantly falls for her, and the pair find comfort in one another. However, their time spent together is short-lived when a murderous man with a chainsaw kidnaps Maria. Tom is now tasked with saving his lover before she is harmed, with the help of a newfound friend Jaan.

Schedule

Sander Maran

He began making short films in high school with friends and attended the Baltic Film and Media School for a while. He dropped out in 2012 to finish his short film CURIOSITY KILLS in which a radioactive rat attacks an unsuspecting family. The project was successful among international genre film festivals and so he and creative partner Jan Andresson went rogue, inspired by Robert Rodriguez’s book “Rebel Without a Crew” and started making short films outside of film school. That led to Maran’s debut feature film CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING, a crazy genre epic that was shot guerilla-style in 2013. The film spent a whopping 10 years in postproduction due to its genre rich content and lack of funding and was finally finished in 2024. It premiered at the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in April 2024.

Filmography: Chainsaws Were Singing (2024), Monsterland (2016), Turbosledge! (2013), Framed by a Kid: Lollipop Massacre (2012), Rubik’s Cube Terror (2012), Curiosity Kills (2012)

Creative team

Director

Sander Maran

Screenplay

Sander Maran

Camera

Andres N. Raam

Editing

Sandra M. Naer

Production design

Kadri Kuusler

Music

Mrs. Ann Aarde

Sound Design

Sander Maran

Producer

Kaur Maran, Sander Maran, Karl-Joosep Ilves, Jan Andresson, Peeter Maran

Cast

Karl-Joosep Ilves, Laura Niils, Janno Puusepp, Martin Ruus, Rita Rätsepp, Henryk Johan Novod, Ra Ragnar Novod, Kristo Klausson, Rasmus Merivoo, Peeter Maran

Offline film schedule

31.10 | 19:45

Zhovten Cinema | Anschlag

03.11 | 14:00

Zhovten Cinema | Anschlag