Mikk Mägi
Directing
Biography
Mikk Mägi (born on July 5, 1987 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, director and animator. He graduated from Rapla High School. In 2010, he started studying animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. In 2011, he founded the animation studio Birds of Paradise (BOP Animation OÜ), where he still works. He is known as one of the authors of "The Old Man cartoon".
Known For
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.
The Class
It's Christmas Eve, and Peter is itching to hit the countryside and claim his gifts from Santa. But upon arrival, he's shocked to find that a sinister Robo-Santa has replaced the real Santa Claus, scheming to ruin the holidays. To complicate matters, Gerda opens a gateway to the Frog Kingdom, abandoning her friends at their most critical moment. Now, Peter and his crew must confront and defeat this mechanical impostor or Christmas is doomed forever!
Christmas in the Boonies
Based on Andrus Kivirähk's books "Poo and spring", "Carnival and Potato Salad" and "Ghost and Facebook", the film tells about longing, friendship, love, family and fears, which often have big eyes. The adventures of the strange characters are spiced with the characteristic warm and bold humor of Kivirähk, wittily weaving together the boundless fantasy of children and the living conditions of the modern world.
Poop, Spring and Others
An outrageous road movie about The Old Man and his grandkids in a 24 hour race against time to stop a milky madman hell bent on killing his prized cow to save the world.
The Old Man Movie
Narrates one episode of the Estonians' ancient struggle for freedom, Estonia's chess victory over the Crusaders in the Battle of Ümera in 1210
On the Ümera River
An addicted biker runs out of cigarettes. He joins a race to get more, but has to take help from some peculiar people in the audience to stay in the competition.
Velodrool
A stray dog gives birth to the main character Poo, on a marvellous spring day. The young Poo befriends a Sparrow, who educates him in ways of life. Observing loving sparrow family’s ventures from his shanty throughout autumn and winter, a desire for a beloved arises in Poo’s heart.
Poo And Spring
A mysterious Gasworm steals the Old Man's prized pig. Now the Old Man has 24 hours to defuse the pig bomb or the whole village will blow up!
The Old Man and Gasworm
Türna, who lives with other chav's in a small village community in Estonia, leaves his pregnant wife Tiina to God. Aapo, who lives in Paide, begins to suspect that he is not a human, but an ant. Beefeater is weighed down by an itchy headgear. Penguin's relationship breaks up when his wife cheats on him with a walrus. He decides to leave his native place. Other penguins follow him. The paths of all of them cross in Türna's home village, on the solstice night.
Solstice
One of the inhabitants of the flat earth gains possession of glasses that enable one to see in three dimensions. He has good intentions but controlling one extra dimension proves to be rather complicated...
XYZtopia
A father and his son are losing the race. To win, the boy turns himself into a car tyre. Sierra looks at toxic masculinity through dark irony, while pulling us into the surreal car racing world. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, this animated black comedy includes fragments of a stop motion film animated by the director's father during Soviet Estonia.
Sierra
The Neighbor Girl that lives in the village has caught the eye of both the Old Man and the Neighbour Man.
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Photo That Came to Life
The Old Man gets an implant.
The Old Hag Had Me Put An Implant
The Old Man's cow gives birth.
My Cow Gave Birth
The Old Man recounts a tale of his cow when his neighbor brings by some mushrooms.
Taste Of Cow
The Old Man goes to a sauna with his grandchildren.