In-Person Screening: Saturday, November 8, 7:30 pm

Director Meel Paliale will present a Q&A following the screening.

Virtual Screenings: TBA

Rolling Papers (Pikad paberid)

Meel Paliale, 94 min, Estonia, 2024

In Estonian with English subtitles

New York City Premiere

Rolling Papers follows Sebastian (Mihkel Kuusk), who leads a monotonous life as a store clerk. He finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo (Karl Birnbaum), a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed, drift through the ephemeral Estonian summer, and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil. Rolling Papers explores the complex lives of young adults, united by their uncertainty about the future and a shared longing for a purposeful existence. Meel Paliale confidently explores the universal themes of a coming-of-age film—struggling with the gap between adolescence and adulthood, trying to figure out where you belong, and the ever-present allure of escapism—while careening away from the typical rudderlessness of the stoner comedy. The winner of the Audience Award at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), Rolling Papers is Estonia's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.

Festival & Awards History

Just Film of the Black Nights Film Festival 2024

CineEast

NYC Baltic Film Days

London Baltic Film Days

Just Film 2024- Audience Award winner

Film of the year 2024 - Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Estonia’s submission for the Academy Awards - Best International Feature Film