Wednesday
24.09.2025
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Fabulous Insects - Beetles
An incredible 350,000 species of beetles live on our planet Earth, far more than any other group of insects. All these beetle species look different and have very different ways of life. Nevertheless, most of us know fewer beetles by name than we have fingers on one hand. „Fabulous Insects – Beetles“ presents colourful and bizarrely shaped species as well as the largest beetle in the world, in its habitat in the South American rainforest. The film also shows that the colourful diversity and beauty of beetles and their exciting natural history can be experienced right on our doorstep, in Central Europe. In aesthetic and never-before-seen macro slow-motion and time-lapse shots, the viewer experiences the world of beetles, which is more beautiful, colourful and surprising than many of us realise.
Director: Jan HaftLocation: Theatre hall (Lihula)
24.09.25 10:00 - 10:50
20:30 - 21:40
Earth: Muted
At the bottom of Hanyuan valley in Sichuan province of China, bees are going extinct due to extensive use of pesticides and monocultures. In this lush landscape that hides an ecosystem on the brink of collapse, three farming families work hard in the field worrying about their children's future. They are shown in relation to nature – in an orchard without pollinating insects, among the hives of the last domesticated bees and in a mountainside forest where wild bees still fly. Their stories reveal an universal human conflict - the difficulty to choose between your dear ones’ immediate needs and the bigger picture, the well-being of planet and mankind itself.
Director: Mikael Kristersson, Åsa Ekman, Oscar HedinLocation: Theatre hall (Lihula)
24.09.25 20:30 - 21:40
Opening Ceremony
24.09.2025 19:00 - 20:30Location: Theatre hall
On Wednesday the festival opening ceremony takes place at Lihula Culture Centre.
Bloodless Hunt 2024
24.09.2025 12:00 - 13:00Location: Café Von Hauer
Bloodless Hunt 2024
Find your direction! Compass workshop
24.09.2025 08:30 - 09:30Location: Lihula park
Can you tell which direction is north when the sun is behind a cloud and there is only forest around?
Make clean water yourself! Water filter workshop
24.09.2025 11:15 - 12:15Location: Lihula Park Pond
Make clean water yourself! Water filter workshop
Edible or dangerous? A playful workshop on plant knowledge
24.09.2025 13:15 - 13:15Location: Lihula park
Edible or dangerous? A playful workshop on plant knowledge
Backyard treasures – winged creatures
24.09.2025 08:30 - 09:30Location: Slaughterhause gallery
Backyard treasures – winged creatures
Artists of nature
24.09.2025 08:45 - 09:45Location: Lihula manor park
Artists of nature
Kasari River and water safety
24.09.2025 08:45 - 09:30Location: Lihula kindergarten pond
Kasari River and water safety
Thursday
25.09.2025
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Earth: Muted
At the bottom of Hanyuan valley in Sichuan province of China, bees are going extinct due to extensive use of pesticides and monocultures. In this lush landscape that hides an ecosystem on the brink of collapse, three farming families work hard in the field worrying about their children's future. They are shown in relation to nature – in an orchard without pollinating insects, among the hives of the last domesticated bees and in a mountainside forest where wild bees still fly. Their stories reveal an universal human conflict - the difficulty to choose between your dear ones’ immediate needs and the bigger picture, the well-being of planet and mankind itself.
Director: Mikael Kristersson, Åsa Ekman, Oscar HedinLocation: Small hall (Lihula)
25.09.25 22:30 - 23:40
Lihula Culture House Lobby
13:00 - 14:00
Opening of the Haapsalu Photoclub Exhibition “The World of Mushrooms”
25.09.2025 13:00 - 14:00Location: Lihula Culture House Lobby
Haapsalu Photoclub Exhibition “The World of Mushrooms”
Friday
26.09.2025
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Notes From the Woods
A meditative film journey takes the viewer to the Estonian forest, where large predators bears, wolves and lynxes go about their daily business. The action takes place in a forest clearing that is used as a feeding ground for eagles. Proud white-tailed eagles and exceptionally long-legged golden eagles feast on fish heads. Suddenly, the eagles flee because a wolf, Estonia's national animal, has come to the feeding ground. The wolf is very cautious because he knows that fish heads do not move on dry land, and their mover is probably somewhere nearby. The desire to make an easy profit overcomes fear and the wolf, one of the main characters in our film, grabs the fish head and quickly darts between the trees to sniff it out. The wolf's instincts do not fail him, the feeding ground is managed by a man who has a shelter at the edge of the ground, where he films the life of the animals. The forest dwellers go fishing one after another, sometimes alone, sometimes in herds, sometimes peacefully, sometimes quarreling with each other. The film shows intriguing, sometimes unexpected situations, without offering direct commentary. The viewer could get a feeling of immediate presence.
Director: Riho VästrikLocation: Theatre hall (Lihula)
26.09.25 18:00 - 19:15
Exhibition “Bird of the Year 2025 – The Cormorant”
26.09.2025 14:00 - 15:00Location: Penijõe manor
Exhibition “Bird of the Year 2025 – The Cormorant”
