Even if I lose everything

Film screening followed by a Q&A with Anu Kivilo, the Director of the Arvo Pärt Centre and moderator Dr Luke Lewis

Dorian Supin’s third documentary film of Arvo Pärt steps closer to the composer, showing him in a domestic setting as a composer, husband, father and grandfather. The title ‘Even if I lose everything’ refers to an entry in Arvo Pärt’s musical notebooks, which the composer browses in the film, together with Immo Mihkelson. 

The musings and recollections inspired by the notes in these journals, in parallel with domestic scenes, shed light on the composer’s life and creative philosophy, painting a personal, in-depth picture of Arvo Pärt. The film’s soundtrack includes excerpts from Pärt’s works. 

The film was produced by the Minor Film studio in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, Universal Edition and ECM Records. 

In Estonia, more than 5,000 cinema-goers went to see screenings of the film Arvo Pärt – Even if I lose everything. That makes it that year’s most viewed documentary distributed in Estonia. The film was screened in more than 60 locations across Estonia, and was also shown on Estonian television and the online cinema of the Postimees newspaper.This documentary has also been warmly received at several film festivals. The film was screened at the German “Nordische Filmtage Lübeck”, and at “DocPoint”, a documentary film festival in Helsinki. Furthermore, Arvo Pärt – Even if I lose everything has been included in the programme of the largest festival of music films in Asia – the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival.

The film was produced by the Minor Film studio in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, UE and ECM Records.

Even if I lose everything –  a film by Dorian Supin, Estonia, 2015

If you would like to read more about the film, you can do so on the IDF website.