Time Out (1984 film) explained

Time Out
Original Name:	Aeg maha-->
Art Directors:	Priit Pärn, Miljard Kilk-->
Genre:	comedy-->
Director:	Priit Pärn
Screenplay:	Priit Pärn
Music:	Olav Ehala
Cinematographer:	Janno Põldma-->
Editor:	Olev Remsu-->
Distributor:	Tallinnfilm
Year:	1984-->
Runtime:	9 minutes
Country:	Estonia
Language:	Estonian
Preceding:	The Triangle-->
Internet Movie Database entry http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383174/--> <!--
Efis Id:	1712-->

Time Out (original title Aeg Maha) is a 1984 Estonian animated short film. It was directed by Priit Pärn and produced by Tallinnfilm.^[1]

Plot

The film is about a cat who loses his time, trying to do many things simultaneously and fails at everything. After that, time breaks apart, and he travels to the world of the infinite absurd. In the end, all returns to its place and problems.

Production

• The director himself uses his own hands in the "time breaks up" scene.
• The ship's name "Julia" is an author-related easter egg, linking to his previous cartoon "Triangle".
• The statue was supposed to be Vladimir Lenin, but of course was censored.

Reception

The film was given a 1985 Varna World Animation Film Festival award.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aeg maha (1984) - Eesti filmi andmebaas . www.efis.ee . 20 January 2022.