Heli Speek
Heli Speek (born Häili Speek, 1948) is an Estonian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her award-winning documentary titled Metskuninganna. Translated, this title means "Forest Queen." Released in 1999, it is a 28-minute documentary about a woman who lives alone in an Estonian forest with her dogs. For the film, Ms. Speek won first prize for a documentary short at the 2000 in Denmark and the Best Documentary Award at the 2000 in Finland.
Personal life[]
Heli Speek is the daughter of Jaan Speek and Aino Võõbus. She was married to Estonian novelist Olev Remsu and has two daughters: Mari (born 1979) and Kadriliis (born 1981), as well as a grandson named Anti (born 2004).[1]
External links[]
- Heli Speek at IMDb
- Interview with Heli Speek (in Estonian) Archived 9 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
References[]
- ^ Descendants of Ants SPEEK Archived 28 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Estonian film directors
- European film director stubs
- Estonian people stubs