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    • 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.

    • A one-minute cinematic journey into the mind of a special reader.

    • A teenage girl's eyes open up to the untold stories of women surrounding her, when she stumbles upon a photo camera on a vast garbage mountain in Delhi.

    • She has one hand and low demands on her own well-being, but a big soul and high demands on the humanity of children and the friendliness of horses.

    • The documentary feature takes the audience into the world of men living in rural Estonia, showing us the simple joys and sorrows of their everyday life.

    • Paradise is not just given. Paradise must be fought for.

    • The story of Estoniaäs skateboarding scene spanning five decades, from the 1980s and tables made with vclay wheels in Võru to today's youth, for whom the whole world is open.

    • Piirissaar is a tiny Estonian island in Lake Peipus, on the very border of Russia. As the waves have washed the island smaller and smaller, the community here has also fused over time, inevitably reaching the brink of extinction. The short documentary was completed as part of Arts of Survival Documentaries programme within the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 project.

    • As a student, the protagonist watches Emir Kusturica’s film “Black cat, white cat”, about the wacky life of the Balkans, and suddenly realizes that he has already seen all this in his childhood in Võrumaa. The short documentary was completed as part of Arts of Survival Documentaries programme within the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 project.

    • A documentary journey into the fascinating world of self assembled, recycled, hybrid vehicles on the shores of Lake Peipus. The short documentary was completed as part of Arts of Survival Documentaries programme within the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 project.

    • 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.

    • Documentary film about Covid19 and medical treatment related to Covid19.

    • Several Estonians rally crews raced in the USSR team in the 80s. Every driver's dream was to make it to the team because it was the door behind the Iron Curtain. The rally legends have many untold stories about life as top rally drivers in the absurd Soviet system and on the world's rally stages.

    • Home. Your home. Your place. Your memories. Your belongings. In the blink of eye, it’s gone.

    • It is impossible for a man who has been in the war to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in his dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.

    • A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

    • A workaholic top lawyer from the Bay Area decides to change her life and become the embodiment of Vyana the Mermaid. She is not the only fish swimming against the current…

    • The story of environmental protection of Kunda Bay in 1992–1993.

    • Poetical documentary film of the longing for and the search of happiness between Estonia and Finland.

    • A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.

    • At the same time with corona, an illness started to spread that has no cure – porcelain madness

    • Vello followed an ancient call and settled on a swamp island, his neighbors became beavers, eagles and countless other species who have found a safe habitat in this cradle of nature.

    • A documentary about being a woman, told through the life and work of Estonia’s most beloved and internationally most known contemporary poetess Kristiina Ehin.

    • The life of Endel Saarepuu (70) is filled with art. The older the artist gets, the easier his life becomes and the more talking is his work.

    • The film is about a strong Estonian woman who can handle everything and has experienced both traditional family life and much more.

    • Match fixing and corruption are dragging down Rwandan football club – will young Estonian coach save them?

    • The film gives us a look into a year in our recent history, namely the year 2019, which polarised our people in politics and between generations. Without choosing sides and without unnecessary explanations the events shown in the film create a thought provoking story about a nations arrival to the end of the industrial age.

    • A documentary film about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine in spring 2014 through the eyes of women.

    • When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.

    • A film about the young and bright Estonian para swimming star Matz Topkin, who knows how to dream big and cheerfully accept both success and defeat.

    • A documentary about the life and music of Uku Kuut, from the Soviet Union to Los Angeles and to speakers all around the world.

    • A girl becomes a warrior in the military- and her own life.

    • It's David Vseviov's birthday - a day that becomes a journey through stories of time

    • 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.

      • 2020
      • Documentary
    • Documentary about American cultural historian Paul Firnhaber, who has found his peace in a small town of Estonia, called Viljandi.

    • Film student’s interview with Endel Koplimets who works in Estonian Film Institute. The main theme is Estonia’s future in filmmaking.

    • To change the world, one needs to start within.

    • When a stage director Anna and a businessman Maxim meet they both get the feeling that they have known each other for ages. Nevertheless they can't take their relationship further due to personal values and social norms. One day Anna comes to a regression therapy and finds out about her previous lives.

    • Film about prison and imprisoned mothers, asking the question whether it is possible for these mothers to maintain connection with their children or not.

    • Conductor Elo Tammsalu-Schmitz left Estonia 20 years ago because of love. As she prepares to take the European Choir of Estonians to the Estonian national Song Celebration, her German husband Hartmut also needs to learn the songs.

    • The end of one act is the beginning of another. The documentary about Toomas Edur tells us an intimate story about the most outstanding Estonian ballet artist, his searches, changes in his life and adapting to those changes.

    • Documentary about how to stay alive in conflict zone.

      • 2018
      • Documentary
    • "Look back with me and maybe you will find out something new about documentary cinema, which is nothing else but life after death." Herz Frank.

    • The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.

    • A documentary about Peeter Volkonski lets us take peek in the everyday life of a colorful cultural figure and explores how he manages to find balance between the household and the aristocracy.

    • Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.