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Emma O’Kelly interviews Anna Hints, the director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Emma O’Kelly, author of Sauna the Power of Deep Heat has shared the same Estonian smoke sauna as film director Anna Hints (though not at the same time). Here Emma interviews Anna about her new film, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 and won Anna a Directing Award. Anna grew up in Võru County, a region famed for its smoke sauna tradition and the film is on tour across the UK.