Aet Laigu is the founder of an independent Estonian production company Meteoriit and a filmmaker (alter ego, Al Wallcat). She holds a business degree and M.A. in Film and TV Studies from The University of Warwick (UK). She is an alumnae of NIPKOW, EAVE, Inside Pictures and Producer on the Move, and a voting member of The European Film Academy.
Aet has previously co-written three feature films, including Kadri Kõusaar’s Ema/Mother (2016), which was Estonia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Modern Mermaid is her feature documentary debut.
Aet has previously co-written three feature films, including Kadri Kõusaar’s Ema/Mother (2016), which was Estonia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Modern Mermaid is her feature documentary debut.