Filmed before before the so-called European refugee crisis, which noticeably increased migration to Europe, bringing the issue of refugees into the collective consciousness of the Baltic states.
Common Ground creates a dialogical situation by bringing together people who, despite having a lot in common, would have been very unlikely to meet in real life due to the fact that some of them left Estonia as war refugees seventy years ago while others arrived in Estonia only recently, as contemporary asylum seekers.
Director: Kristina Norman
Director of Photography: Erik Norkroos
An excerpt from "Common Ground" / Kristina Norman 2013