About this Event
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7th House, in co-presentation with The Windmills of Your Mind—DJ and music supervisor Taylor Rowley's bi-weekly NTS radio show, a boundlessly curious excavation of neglected musical histories where private-press obscurities, lost soundtracks, and forgotten folk recordings drift together in sumptuous harmony—is incredibly proud to present the US theatrical premiere of the new restoration of COLOURFUL DREAMS (Värvilised unenäod, 1974), a long-hidden treasure of Estonian cinema. Blending children's fantasy, experimental filmmaking, and an infectious spirit of play, directors Jaan Tooming and Virve Aruoja crafted a freewheeling and exuberantly inventive work that unfolds with the free-associative logic of a child's imagination, transforming our familiar world into a place of awe, mystery, and adventure.
At its center is five-year-old Kati, spending the summer at her grandmother's countryside home. There, the wind, flowers, stones, animals, and sky become her companions as imagination and reality merge into a single enchanted world. As Kati conjures suns, soars above flower-filled fields, and explores the universe through play, Colourful Dreams becomes a tender celebration of childhood curiosity, creativity, and the infinite possibilities hidden within the everyday.
Originally conceived as a conventional children's film, Tooming and Aruoja largely abandoned the screenplay during production, transforming it into an improvisatory work of remarkable freedom and invention that baffled Soviet censors. Shot by cinematographer Rein Maran in dazzling, color-soaked imagery and featuring a luminous early score from legendary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, the film blithely floats between reality and fantasy, where the pastoral countryside becomes a realm of perpetual discovery and the ordinary becomes strange, beautiful, and surprising.
Preceded by a handpicked short film program curated by co-programmer Taylor Rowley, join us for the US theatrical premiere of the gorgeous restoration of this little-known gem—a joyously beautiful, one-of-a-kind ode to childhood wonder.
Dirs. Jaan Tooming and Virve Aruoja, 1974, 62 mins, Estonia, Estonian w/ English subtitles, Unrated (Suitable for All Audiences), Digital.
Special thanks to Rain Põdra of the Estonian Film Institute.
Tickets: $12 (All Screenings Are In Person Only)
Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.
Taylor Rowley is a DJ and music supervisor based in Los Angeles.
Her long-running radio show, The Windmills of Your Mind, airs on NTS Radio every other Wednesday from 12pm-1pm PT.
Some of the recent films she music supervised include India Donaldson’s “Good One”, Kent Jones’ “Late Fame”, and the Oscar-winning short “Two People Exchanging Saliva”. She was also on the music team for several critically-acclaimed TV series, namely “Pen15”, “Reservation Dogs”, and “Beef”.
She is 1/3rd of the creative team at EXP TV, a staff member of the Los Angeles Festival of Movies, and a frequent guest on the I’d Buy That For A Dollar podcast.
Whether it’s music or movies, foraging the forgotten past is her deepest passion. She loves unearthing buried media treasures, dusting them off, and giving them a place to shine today.
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