Directing
Mikk Mägi
Born July 5, 1987 · Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia] (age 39)
Mikk Mägi (born on July 5, 1987 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, director and animator. He graduated from Rapla High School. In 2010, he started studying animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. In 2011, he founded the animation studio Birds of Paradise (BOP Animation OÜ), where he still works. He is known as one of the authors of "The Old Man cartoon".
Known For
Sierra · 2022Sierra
★ 8.42022
MovieAnimationDrama
A father and his son are losing the race. To win, the boy turns himself into a car tyre. Sierra looks at toxic masculinity through dark irony, while pulling us into the surreal car racing world. Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, this animated black comedy includes fragments of a stop motion film animated by the director's father during Soviet Estonia.
Christmas in the Boonies · 2025Christmas in the Boonies
2025
MovieAnimation
It's Christmas Eve, and Peter is itching to hit the countryside and claim his gifts from Santa. But upon arrival, he's shocked to find that a sinister Robo-Santa has replaced the real Santa Claus, scheming to ruin the holidays. To complicate matters, Gerda opens a gateway to the Frog Kingdom, abandoning her friends at their most critical moment. Now, Peter and his crew must confront and defeat this mechanical impostor or Christmas is doomed forever!
Velodrool · 2015Velodrool
★ 5.52015
MovieAnimation
An addicted biker runs out of cigarettes. He joins a race to get more, but has to take help from some peculiar people in the audience to stay in the competition.
The Class · 2007The Class
★ 7.52007
MovieDrama
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.
Solstice · 2018Solstice
2018
MovieAnimationDrama
Türna, who lives with other chav's in a small village community in Estonia, leaves his pregnant wife Tiina to God. Aapo, who lives in Paide, begins to suspect that he is not a human, but an ant. Beefeater is weighed down by an itchy headgear. Penguin's relationship breaks up when his wife cheats on him with a walrus. He decides to leave his native place. Other penguins follow him. The paths of all of them cross in Türna's home village, on the solstice night.
One · 2014One
2014
MovieAnimationComedy
The Neighbor Girl that lives in the village has caught the eye of both the Old Man and the Neighbour Man.
Poo And Spring · 2021Poo And Spring
★ 4.52021
MovieAnimation
A stray dog gives birth to the main character Poo, on a marvellous spring day. The young Poo befriends a Sparrow, who educates him in ways of life. Observing loving sparrow family’s ventures from his shanty throughout autumn and winter, a desire for a beloved arises in Poo’s heart.
The Old Man Movie · 2019The Old Man Movie
★ 6.52019
MovieAnimationComedy
An outrageous road movie about The Old Man and his grandkids in a 24 hour race against time to stop a milky madman hell bent on killing his prized cow to save the world.
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