Биография

Taavi Arus (1978) studied customs law at the Tallinn School of Economics before studying training methodology and sports management at the University of Tartu from 1997 to 2002. He undertook further training at Sønderborg Sports Folk High School in Denmark in 2001 and attended the ETV camera operator training course in 2002. He began his creative career in 2006 as an art department assistant on the film „Magnus“, subsequently working as a camera operator and director across feature films, television, commercials and music videos. In collaboration with Indrek Spungin, he directed two acclaimed punk-themed documentaries in 2018: „Pets and Berlin“ and „More Than Life“. In 2026, he completed a documentary on the Estonian folk ensemble Puuluup, titled „Puuluup – Cables in the Car“, as well as serving as cinematographer on a feature documentary detailing the comeback of Estonian javelin thrower Magnus Kirt.