Mark Soosaar

Biography

Mark Soosaar (officially Mark-Toomas Soosaar; born January, 12 1946 in Viljandi) is an Estonian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and politician. He has been member of X and XI Riigikogu. Soosaar graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in 1970. He worked for Eesti Televisioon from 1970 until 1978 and Tallinnfilm from 1978 until in 1991 as a director and cinematographer before moving to Pärnu and founding his own film studio, Weiko Saawa Film. He is the director of Museum of New Art, as well the founder chairman of the Kihnu Cultural Institute . He is a member of Estonian Social Democratic Party.

Directed

1. Christmas in Vigala (1981) — Director
2. Father, Son and Holy Torum (1997) — Director
3. Woman from Kihnu (1974) — Director
4. Ülgepüüdäjäd (1965) — Director
5. Volunteers (2006) — Director
6. A Dugout Canoe (1986) — Director
7. Mr. Vene's World (1981) — Director
8. Maised ihad (1978) — Director
9. Kuldrannake (1972) — Director
10. Life without… (1988) — Director
11. Time (1983) — Director
12. Man of Kihnu (1986) — Director
13. Eesti Talufilm (1973) — Director
14. Liblikate kodu (2004) — Director
15. Vilsandi, mu kodu (1980) — Director
16. Lasnamäe (1986) — Director
17. A Man and a Woman (1972) — Director
18. Anu Raud - elumustrid (2002) — Director
19. Eesti esimene kodanik (1992) — Director
20. Liblikapüüdja (1978) — Director
21. Harbour in the Fog (1987) — Director
22. Kihnu lapsed — Director
23. Meliorator (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Bridges of Time (2018) — Self