self-discoveries
A short film by Isabel Laiapea, a directing student at TÜ Viljandi Culture Academy, explores the relationships between humans and nature, as well as themes of identity and self-discovery. Laiapea has got inspiration for the film from Mati Unt's short story "The Philologist's Desperate Step" and Mehis Heinsaar's novel "The Lost Tribe." The nature-themed film, shot at Karuskose farm and around it in Soomaa, was created in collaboration with students and alumni from TÜ Viljandi Culture Academy and BFM.
Three different families, one from Berlin and two from Estonia try out having multiple partners at the same time. Coping with the lack of self-esteem and fighting with jealousy are here just the tip of the iceberg.
After kidnapping her groom in a fit of rage, a just-married bride must learn to let go of her anger during a fever-dream of a night with her future self.
Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil.
In the cold winter months of Estonia, two very unlikely people find together. A young traveler, dreaming of distant, sunny lands and an old Estonian woman disillusioned by life.
An adaptation film by students of the second year of cinematography, the script of which is inspired by P.I. Filimonov's short story “Not too hard and not in the face”.
The music video is about separation and self- searching.
Teresa Juksaar’s film „The King“ is based on a short story by Mehis Heinsaar and opens the theme of searching and finding inner peace. The film is a magical journey between the real and the imaginary world.
A glimpse to the life of a young boy, living with difficulties, but also an immersely creative mind.
A girl becomes a warrior in the military- and her own life.
Young woman meets different kinds of men in her own built van, where she serves as a barber in every part of Estonia.
Maybe it is not earthly this road i have to walk, but how can i know if I am subjected to gravitation.
Sander Gering's webseries about the crime.
Lauri Lagle's first feature film is profound and smooth like a summer's night. It is a physical progression and a mental journey towards something other than a mere geographical location on a map.
State of Mind attempts to understand the mind of a young man living with a psychological disorder. Striving towards comprehending the conflict between his reality and the actual.
A boy with two faces meets a girl with two souls.
The Days that Confused is a story of a young man trying to make sense of life in the summer heat of late 1990s in Estonia.
A young monk`s journey through Tibet in search of his path.
Love can strike you like a bolt from the blue – when you’re least prepared for it.
Two lonely young people are travelling together in the bleak Patagonian desert, searching for themselves and one another.
An optimistic anti-western about the possibility to attain the inscrutable and benevolent indifference towards all mundane affairs even here, in the midst of the pointless and sad life of contemporary Europeans.
Tragicomedy directed by Ain Mäeots tells about the world of gambling. It is based on real events and real experiences, contemplating the game from the point of view of an addict.
The full-length feature is the debut film directed by Heleri Saarik. The film is a visual love-letter to music, an impressionistic drama about the deams of young generations. Besides the bitter love story, the film expresses protesting against the confusion both in society and in the protagonists of the film.
A documentary film portrait by Marianne Kõrver about Estonian renowned composer Erkki-Sven Tüür.
Marga and Juhan vanishing in an intolerable illusory world of a game, find compassion in reality.
The road film for young audiences is the graduation thesis by Maiju Ingman (Tallinn University), telling the story of Aleksander, a young man graduating from the high school, of his weltschmerz and his self-discovery.
A story about a young man who in an absurd situation insists on remaining a human being as if he still belived in happy solutions.
Feature film debut by director Andri Luup about escaping from boredom of life, routine and emptiness and the journey back to the self and the meaning of existence.
Young Udo has a burning desire to fly.
The film directed by Andrew Grieve tells about families that have been broken during the war and about the reunion of family members in the independent republic of Estonia.
In every wall that separates, one can find a door. Victor finds such a door and has begun a dangerous game…
Experimental TV feature directed by Virve Aruoja and Jaan Tooming. The film is about a man looking for his song, his inspiration, his place in life.
