6 minutes (but only 4 minutes have been preserved)
Country
Estonia
Languages
Silent (1931), Music and Voiceover (2001, Estonian)
The Adventures of Juku The Dog (1931)[1] (Estonian: Kutsu-Juku seiklusi)[2] is the first Estonian experimental animated short film, written and directed by Voldemar Päts, produced by Aleksander Teppor [et], and with animation by the cartoonist Elmar Jaanimägi.[3] For the film about 5000 drawings were made. Out of the total of 180 meters (6 minutes) of shot film stock about 100m (4 minutes) have survived. The soundtrack for the silent film was provided by Records of the Tormolen Co. Parlophon. Two films in the series were attempted. The second one, called The Adventures of Juku on Land and Water (Estonian: Juku seiklused maal ja veel), was not completed and has not survived.[4]
Plot
In the film, Juku the Dog is running with his legs stretching out. Juku sees a crow-like bird and laughs at it. Juku fires a shotgun; two birds are flying toward each other. One bird chokes on the bullet and then it explodes. Then a gull-like bird plays a piano.
On November 30, 2001, a commemorative plaque was opened on the sidewalk in front of Aleksander Teppor's original photo studio in Suur-Karja 9, Tallinn.[5] The monument was dedicated to the film's producers for the 70th anniversary of the animation in Estonia. The Estonian Film Foundation released a digitally restored copy of the four-minute film from the "Kutsu-Juku Adventures" preserved in Finland in celebration. The plaque was crafted by Riho Unt and Julia Pihlak.[5]https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212290/
