Priit Valkna
Directing
Biography
Priit Valkna (July 18, 1971 – December 28, 2024) was an Estonian director and cultural organizer. He graduated from Tallinn 21st High School in 1989. In 1993, he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical University with a degree in performance management and directing and in 2009 as a theater master from EMTA School of Performing Arts. He has a son, Karl Erik. His brother Andres Valkna is a biochemist and molecular biologist, his sister Helen Valkna is a TV director and producer.
Known For
The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode focuses on a different character who survived or witnessed the tragic event. There are kids from the class, their parents, the class teacher, a boy who survived the shooting, and finally, one of the culprits in the very last episode.
The Class: Life After
The artist Lauri Sillak, aka Laurentsius, starts painting for his new exhibition in an unusual place – a vacant wooden house in the heart of Tallinn, in a house that has belonged to the creator of the art of film and photography in Estonia, Johannes Parikas and his wife Lilli.
The Woman in the Picture
A documentary film about the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and his crazy idea of building an opera house on Naissaar; an island, which till now has no regular ferry line, no electricity and only one permanent resident.