
Avo Paistik
Directing
Biography
Avo Paistik (April 21, 1936 - December 3, 2013) was an Estonian cartoonist, author, illustrator, film director, painter and pastor. Born in Tallinn, Paistik animation short film credits included Lend, Tolmuimeja, Klaabu, Nipi ja tige kala, Klaabu kosmoses, Naksitrallid and Naksitrallid II. He left animation in 1991 to become a pastor.
Known For

The second part of the film based on Eno Raua's children's book of the same name, which tells about the activities of three jolly fellows - Sammalhabe, Kingpool and Muhvi. The movie viewer can join their exciting adventures in saving the city from the rats.
Three Jolly Fellows 2

Three Jolly Fellows tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff.
Three Jolly Fellows

“Three Jolly Fellows” tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff. An old woman’s inexplicable love of cats has lured many felines to the city. Risking their lives, the diligent and ready-to-help fellows lure the gang of cats out of the city, with the result being trouble in both the city and nature.
Three Jolly Fellows

A colourful animation about a red vacuum cleaner that threatens to swallow the whole world.
Vacuum Cleaner

A short Estonian animation about a man's desire to fly.
The Flight

Fantastic film about the space trip of Klaabu, Ninni and Pessik, to their help to the habitats of other planet in a release from the yoke of ominous Mushroom and transformation of motherland in a flowering garden.
Klaabu in Space

Reveals a depressed, bordering on insanity state of mind and the path to it. The film leads to thoughts about possible maturity in old age and liberation in the afterlife. The movement from this world to the perception of the vastness of cosmic space refers to the possible path of development of the individual, as well as society.
Loop

A story about three friends—a red, yellow, and blue colored pencil—and a quarrelsome black pencil stub whose mischief causes frustration for the others.
Colored Pencils

A person falls into a huge water reservoir and drowns. Before death, they have a vision of their past, of how they drowned a mouse. The film is based on the idea of the equality of all living beings and the repercussions of cruelty.
Minek

Klaabu's birth and adventure begins.
Klaabu

Klaabu and Nipi meet an Angry Fish.
Klaabu, Nipi and the Angry Fish

Dedicated to the contradictions of scientific and technical progress, warning against one-sided technical developments that turn a person into an involuntary consumer.
Sunday

A gloomy allegory about the difficult human fate.
Flight

A film composed of three satirical short stories that ridicule militarism, colonialism, and war mongers.
Lask

The incessant self-transcendence of man.
Jump

The film consists of two short stories. "Shadow" explores the struggle between good and evil within human character and emphasizes the need for an uncompromising stance against wrongdoing. "The Road" condemns those who embody a petty bourgeois mentality in society.
Shadow and the Road

A car breaks down on the road. The inexperienced driver has no idea what’s wrong. He asks passersby for help. They dismantle the car, and the vehicle collapses. In the end, a minor issue is revealed — a stone stuck in front of the wheel.
Pisiasi

A story about a boy who dreams of performing great heroic deeds, but in reality turns out to be lazy and misses out on the reward he longs for.