World premiere

The Limits of Consent

Local title
Läheduse raamid
Director
Michael Keerdo-Dawson
Country
Estonia
Year
2022
Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Genre
psychological drama
Subject
interpersonal relationships, love

Anna, a high-tech pick-up artist who helps awkward men to seduce lonely women in high-class bars on cold evenings in Tallinn. She can play the game of sex and love like a professional, she knows just what to say to manipulate anyone into doing what she wants (or consenting to what she wants). But Anna’s own love life is far from perfect.

This modern Cyrano de Bergerac story offers you the possibility of deciding the direction of the plot. Your decisions will lead the story to an end which is not yet settled, creating a democratic system of storytelling. What kind of narrative phenomena will emerge as a result? That is actually up to you.

Michael Keerdo-Dawson, a British filmmaker settled in Tallinn, proposes an adventure both for the audience and his characters who will evolve depending on how the story grows. A fascinating device for developing the core of the story – how sex is helping to fix our souls or is just a tool at the service of our desire to connect. Sometimes we think it is the way to reach love or maybe it is just a game of power dynamics.

Anna helps people choose the proper words and make choices. Would we help her make the proper choices?

“The Limits of Consent” is not just an interactive film, it’s a bold and engaging psychological drama about love, sex and control. Plenty of choices, plenty of doubts. Isn’t that currently one of the main problems?

Javier Garcia Puerto

Director
Michael Keerdo-Dawson
Screenwriter
Michael Keerdo-Dawson
Cast
Karin Rask, Rain Tolk, Jaanika Arum, Jaanus Tepomees, Maria Paiste
Producer
Helen Räim, Katariina Rahumägi
DoP
Diego Barajas
Editor
Karl Olaf-Olmann
Composer
Mihkel Maripuu
Production
Baltic, Film, Arts, and Media School
Runtime
Language
Estonian, Russian
Subtitles
English
Director
Michael Keerdo-Dawson

Filmograafia The Limits of Consent (2022)

Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening100405 / Läheduse raamid
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening100302 / Läheduse raamid
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsMichael Keerdo-Dawson (Film Director, Screenwriter), Diego Barajas (Cinematographer, Director General, Production Excecutive), Jaanika Arum (Actress, Film Director), Helen Räim (Producer), Karin Rask (Actress), Maria Paiste (Actress), Rain Tolk (Actor), Mihkel Maripuu (Composer)
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Hall Athena Center, Tartu
Screening142103 / Läheduse raamid
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsMichael Keerdo-Dawson (Film Director, Screenwriter)
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Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening161602 / Läheduse raamid
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsMichael Keerdo-Dawson (Film Director, Screenwriter), Helen Räim (Producer), Jaanika Arum (Actress), Karin Rask (Actress), Maria Paiste (Actress), Rain Tolk (Actor), Mihkel Maripuu (Composer), Biego Barajas (Cinematographer)
Q&A duration
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7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening170504 / Läheduse raamid
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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