STEFAN - Hope

What this video is

Released in early 2022 against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic's tail end and the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Stefan's Hope carried a universally resonant message of resilience. As an Estonian-Armenian artist representing a small Baltic nation with direct historical memory of Soviet occupation, the song's call to not lose hope carried layered geopolitical weight. Its Spaghetti Western aesthetic — shot in…

Why it matters

Hope exemplifies a growing Eurovision trend of genre-hybrid entries blending country, pop, and EDM with cinematic visual identity. Its Spaghetti Western aesthetic distinguished it sharply from the contest's dominant electro-pop and ballad traditions, demonstrating that Eurovision's 2020s era…

The director

Eskobros are Estonian twin filmmakers Raul and Romet Esko, born in 1999. They began their academic journey at Baltic Film and Media School in 2018 and later completed master's degrees at London MetFilm School in cinematography and directing. Their…