We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Christin Muuli a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Christin, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

Having chosen and walked the path of acting has brought me to meet some of the bravest risk-takers, create and “live-out” some of the wildest stories on screen and in theater. This leads me to my latest film “The Remedy” (currently in post-production) directed by Alex Kahuam (Failure!), where I play Natalie: the daughter of Chris Mulkey’s (Twin Peaks) character, and the cousin of Timothy Granaderos’ (13 Reasons Why) and London Thor’s (Gen V) characters. I also got to work with the horror icon Doug Jones (Shape of Water) and Jenny O’Hara (Devil). I couldn’t stress enough how much time and effort it takes securing a role in Hollywood, and this one was no different. This particular role in “The Remedy” has to be my first real take on embodying horror, which is a milestone for me. On the other hand, being one of the six movies selected into this year’s Cannes Film Festival – Fantastic Pavilion Galas makes it feel extra special.

Christin, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Absolutely. I’m an Estonian actress, born in Germany, living in Los Angeles. I have an extensive background in dancing, which was a fantastic “base” to have when I decided to switch my focus to acting. I’m best known for my work in the unique single-take feature “Failure!” starring Ted Raimi and the award-winning “HA:NA” which earned me 4 “Best Actress of the Year” nominations alongside Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), I still can’t believe this. My approach to the craft is very hands-on and business-oriented as I come from a family of business owners. I don’t know how one could succeed in this industry otherwise, considering the shift into horror and major changes in sales trends in the recent years. I am quite tech-savy so I have my toes also tipped in a European health-technology company, where I contribute with my ability to story-tell and draw a through-line for the ideas/goals and business strategy behind the technology.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I would lie if I didn’t say that getting recognized for your work/talent isn’t one of them. Who wouldn’t want a pat on their shoulder every now and then? But if you take away the validation part, I don’t think I would be doing what I’m doing if it wasn’t for the people I work and create with, my team. As we grow together from project to project, our focus gets more clear and execution more polished, but the passion for learning new perspectives, sorting through messy and complex personal stories or ideas, the yearn to put them on paper and create a moving picture together never dies. Getting to push and or create the “what-if’s”, that’s gold.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

I’ll put it this way: Everything I do, work on has the aim of leaving an uplifting footprint after I’m gone, one that is not only symbolic but also practical, more on that once the time is right :)

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.christinmuuli.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinmuuli/

Image Credits

Erlend Staub, Mihkel Maripuu