Rein Kalmus (Camera)

Rein Kalmus was born in Siberia to Enn Kalmus and Salme Kalmus (née. Koskela). The parents were deported from Estonia in March 1949 during World War II. When Rein was 4 years old, they got amnesty and moved back to Estonia. His 8-years older half brother Viljo Koskela had escaped the deportation due was vacationing at his aunts place. He stayed with his aunt until his mother returned from Siberia. Rein went to Tallinn 24th Secondary School and after that Tallinn Technical University but dropped out before the final exams. He was enlisted to Soviet Army and served 2 years in Soviet Air Force base at Sakhalin Island. After returning from the Army, he went to work in Tallinfilm film studio. He studied cinematography in Moscow, The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He worked in Tallinfilm until Estonia regained independence and Tallinfilm was terminated in 1991. After that Rein worked different...Read More