Johannes Pääsuke photo

Johannes Pääsuke

Directing

  • Born
  • March 30, 1892
  • Died
  • January 8, 1918
  • Place of birth
  • Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire [now Tartu, Estonia]

Biography

Johannes Pääsuke (March 30, [O.S. March 18,] 1892 – January 8, 1918 [O.S. December 27, 1917]) was an Estonian photographer and filmmaker. He worked as a photographer for the Estonian National Museum and was dedicated to recording the everyday life of Estonians in the early 20th century. In 1914, he directed one of the first Estonian feature films, Bear Hunt in Pärnu County (Estonian: Karujaht Pärnumaal).

On the crew 11

Journey Through Setomaa poster
Journey Through Setomaa
1913
Bear Hunt in Pärnumaa
1914
Utochkin's Flight (Over Tartu) poster
Utochkin's Flight (Over Tartu)
1912
Town of Tartu and Its Surroundings poster
Town of Tartu and Its Surroundings
1912
The Great Blizzard in the Baltics in December poster
The Great Blizzard in the Baltics in December
1913
Valgelillepäev Tartus poster
Valgelillepäev Tartus
1913
Estonia rahvateater ja kontserdimaja Tallinnas
1913
Suur Eesti laulupidu Pärnu noorte osavõtul
1913
Scenes of Võru County poster
Scenes of Võru County
1913
Tartu Vabatahtlike Tuletõrjujate Seltsi 50. a juubeli pidu
1914
Historical Remembrances of Estonia's Past poster
Historical Remembrances of Estonia's Past
1913