retrospective
Architect Raine Karp has designed some of the most monumental buildings in Estonia. Yet he himself says that he does not shape cityscapes or create art — he simply solves problems. This film takes the viewer on a journey into Raine’s world of ideas and his creative process.
A middle-aged boyband’s journey to the top of the world. With Talharpas.
Estonians of the millennial generation living across the globe speak openly and honestly about migration, love, and life between two homes, creating a generational portrait of a transnational identity that remains deeply connected to Estonia.
An intimate and cinematic journey into the life and music of Hendrik Sal-Saller, one of Estonia’s most beloved musicians, whose work has shaped the collective memory of a nation.
Deep, funny and provocative story of a girl who escaped a hippy eco-commune as a child and became a cosmopolitan citizen. Who will save the planet if not the last generation?
This is the story of a Western European raised in a world of high culture who transforms into a patriot of Estonia and the Finno-Ugric peoples.
How to survive parenthood, when you have a lot to juggle?
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Erko journeys to Ukraine as a volunteer to provide aid. As the conflict prolongs, he confronts a pivotal decision: war or his own family?
The punk band Velikije Luki stands up to Soviet power and defies hardships, until, with fortunate accidents and drunken bravado, it triggers the collapse of the Red Empire.
After fighting in a dangerous war, Aleksandr discovers that it is even harder to make it in the civilian sector than on the battlefield.
Ukrainian refugee children living in Estonia.
Documentary follows President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in the last year and a half of his term in office - as he grapples with the complexities of world politics and his private life.
A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.
Sometimes you need to be reborn to understand that death is not the end of life. A film about the love of a mother and her children - nothing can separate them, not even death.
When this documentary reached the editing table, the British newspaper The Guardian, which reaches thirty million readers, featured an article by renowned chess writer Leonard Barden, “Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown”.
A story about time and music, friendship and love and death, life in current times and about childhood in the 70s.
In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni begins a passionate, forbidden affair with his neighbour Helga, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.
A portrait film about Marju Länik, one of the best singers in the history of Estonian pop music.
When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.
Dutiful daughter Eeva embarks on a quest to find and save her brother, deep in the bowels of Bogotás underworld.
It has been several decades since graduating from school when Aljona Suržikova decides to find her classmates in different parts of the world. Her goal is to compare the friendsbook what was created in their youth with today's reality.
Documentary film sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities - Betti Alver.
This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.
Documentary feature about one of the most influential Estonian surrealists, Ülo Sooster.
Retired top lawyer Monika Mägi and Steven-Hristo Evestus, who is at the peak of his prosecuting career will argue.
The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.
An old filmmaker Peep Puks has directed 61 documentaries and created almost 40 programmes for television. In this film, he looks back on stories of the first post-war generation of Estonia and the birth of the Estonian documentary.
Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.
An adventurer who dreams big and wants to prove to the world that his dream is possible, finds himself in the middle of the war and in the turmoil of complex human relationships...
The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.
Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.
A story about a trickster priest preparing to leave this world.
A story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.
This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.
Documentary about nature photographer Rein Maran who shares his thoughts about his experiences in nature and philosophy of life.
A heart-warming portrait documentary "Shusha" explores in intimate atmosphere the daily life of Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich, the first head of state of Belarus.
Documentary tells the story of three women from different generations who all have dedicated their lives to the most ancient and endangered Cambodian art forms – Smot chanting.
The only excuse to miss a training is the death of your mother-in- law.
The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.
In 2006, Annika Tõnuri, a former soloist of the Estonian National Opera, one of the most talented artists of her generation, moved to Iceland and her previous life in Estonia remained unknown. Who was she, how and why did she get there?
Short film directed by Leeni Linna about the struggles of a pilot who has lost one eye in Afghanistan war.