A documentary reveals Erlend Staub's work on the red carpets
It follows the Estonian photographer through exclusive Estonian parties and behind the scenes of the Cannes Festival.
The documentary A Photographer in Cannes offers a fresh look at the daily life of Erlend Staub, official photographer of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. We see him capture celebrities at private parties, wild concerts and other events in Estonia, then spend his nights retouching the images to deliver them by morning. The film also shows the physical fitness, mental resilience and social skills essential to this job. It takes the viewer to Cannes, where the veteran has been working for fifteen consecutive years. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the world premiere takes place in the Special Screenings program of the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Estonia.