16th Annual 2024 Bridges to the World International Film Festival --- Third Film

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16th Annual 2024 Bridges to the World International Film Festival

Apteeker Melchior (Melchior the Apothecary; Estonia, 2022)

World Artists Experiences (WAE), presents the 16th Annual, 2024 Bridges to the World International Film Festival. The third of the five weekly films will be presented on February 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm EST. The selection from Estonia, Apteeker Melchior (Melchior the Apothecary; 2022), was directed and co-written by Elmo Nüganen. The film will be introduced by Amari Lemmik and Elmo Nüganen, and followed by discussion with actress Maarja Johanna Mägi.

Participants should register through the following public link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D1thuUg2ScSiIr2tMaNKJg

Webinar ID: 834 0654 9352; Password: bridges

Based on the best-selling novels by popular author Indrek Hargla, Melchior the Apothecary is the first film of a trilogy set in medieval Tallinn and features the crime solving acumen of Melchior Wakenstede. Beginning as a straight forward murder mystery, the film gains complexity by exposing the motives of multiple characters guilty in various degrees of greed, revenge, piety, love, power, deceit, and fear. Melchior the Apothecary effectively recreates 15th century Tallinn though exceptional costuming, set design, and lighting. The film also demonstrates the harshness, cruelty, superstitions, and a culture against which Melchior tries to practice basic detective skills such as observation, scientific understanding, and reasoning.

Melchior the Apothecary was directed by esteemed stage director Elmo Nüganen, and stars Märten Metsaviir and Maarja Johanna Mägi (known for her role as Princess Gytha in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla). You can watch a trailer at https://www.youtube HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA" HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA". HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA" HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"com/watch HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA" HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"? HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA" HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrCW7ijknA"v=uGrCW7ijknA

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