Russian Orthodox traditions
Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of opposition activists desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Humorous and thoughtful insight to the past and present life of Estonain border-town of Narva as reflected through the elderly women's thoughts and everyday realities.
The documentary introduces wedding traditions and rites in Kihnu island, Estonia.
In this film, we look at the Setos – a European ethnic group who are wedged between two different cultures – the Orthodox East and the Catholic-Lutheran West. This is the story of a people who make do, living on the Eastern border of the European Union, between two powers and two ways of seeing the world. One way or another, they are involved in the dawning of a new day for themselves and Europe.
