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Inga Can Hear

Original title in Latvian: Inga dzird

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kaspars Goba

A girl trapped between two worlds.

Inga can hear is a coming-of-age story of a young girl trapped between two worlds. 16-year old Inga is the only hearing member of a deaf family living in the remote Latvian countryside. Since the age of 7, Inga has been the family's interpreter in the hearing world. Her role in the family has forced her to grow up very quickly and her personality fluctuates between a very responsible young woman and a moody teenager. Inga dreams about escaping her role as the family’s interpreter and, after completing elementary school, decides to leave home. But her classmates at the high ...
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Love express

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kuba Mikurda

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.

A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labelled as a maker of erotic movies. The film features interviews with his closest collaborators, filmmakers and leading intellectuals who put his work into perspective, including Terry Gilliam, Bertrand Bonello, Neil Jordan, Andrzej Wajda, Patrice Leconte, Slavoj Žižek. It offers a rare insight into Walerian Borowczyk’s work and poses questions about artistic freedom. This unique artistic chronicle sheds light on his professional philosophy and artistic achievements and investigates how does one get from creating cutting-edge work and competing in Cannes ...
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Muse

Original title (in Estonian): "Muusa"

2018 | Students film, Short | Director: Rauno Polman

“Muse” is a film by II year film students, based on the Dogma 95 concept. Film discovers the subject of how young people perceive the world around them. No feeling, emotion or thought is hidden. But still, while creating their own unique understanding of reality, real life is slowly starting to slip away.

Kristjan is a shy young man, trying to get to know a beautiful girl he once spotted in a cafe. One day, in their usual cafe, he finally decides to make his move towards her. Only to discover that someone is already there to ruin his plans. Piece by piece his illusions are starting to shatter and Kristjan has to decide whether to stick to his dreams or let life take its natural course.
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Phantom Owl Forest

Original title: Eia jõulud Tondikakul

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Anu Aun

Adventures are going to begin when 10-year old city girl Eia is brought to mysterious Phantom Owl Farm for the winter holiday.

The new Estonian family adventure film “Phantom Owl Forest” talks about 10-year old girl Eia whose Christmas plans take an unexpected turn, when the city girl is brought to a mysterious Southern Estonian farm for the winter holiday. At first the girl does not even realize she will soon save a doomed prival forest, bring together two people in love and untangle a secret held closely in the family.
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Portugal

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Lagle

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.

Karina and Martin are in a pleasant relation where everyday life flows in an effortlessly accustomed way and no small misbehaviour can shake it’s rush. Life is good. Perhaps it's this perfection and frequent patterns that make them finally pose a question - is everything to be expected in life? This is a story about following the yearning of your soul. Longing for something other than the present and having the courage to be deliberately lost. The characters in the film are looking for a place of love and understanding in the world. Their journey is playful, mellow and thoroughly human. It ...
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Roots: A Poem About Love

Original title: Juured: Poeem armastusest

2018 | Documentary | Director: Nora Särak, Dominik Krutsky

It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love.

It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love. It was my first time truly understanding the pathetic feeling of yearning. This poetic collage is my attempt at sharing my thoughts and the situations that have recently led me to them.
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Roots: My Flesh And Blood

Original title: Juured: Mu liha ja veri

2018 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.

My grandmother and grandfather were married in 1959. 50 years later, they once again stand at an altar to reaffirm their oath from long ago. Now, they know when to stand up for themselves and when to be quiet. When to forgive and when to let go. And they also know there isn’t much time left. This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.
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Roots: With Mum At The Monastery

Original title: Juured: Emaga kloostris

2018 | Documentary | Director: Anna Hints

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?
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Shards Of Light

Original title: Jagatud valgus

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kullar Viimne

Stained glass artist fights for her existence and for new orders. Looking back to her long life, she investigates her current situation and motives of her creativeness.

Estonia has long, dark autumn and winter season. People wait for the light-filled time, so light has a special meaning for the locals. The light also holds a special meaning for Dolores Hoffmann, a stained glass maker, who has been creating stained glass art for forty-four years. Stained glass is an art form born with Christianity, with the churches and cathedrals. People come to church to attend to their most personal, deep matters, to pray and meditate. Colourful stained windows are here, creating the link between the space and outside world, to tune the person to the spirit of Holy ...
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Süüta mu tuli

2018 | Advertising, Other categories, Commissioned, Advertising | Director: Urmas Nimetu

A romantic comedy about heating the oven.

A young couple prepares to spend a weekend in an old house. First they have to light the fire. This is not an easy task and very soon they wake up a strange old man who calls himself the Guardian of the Oven.
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