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  • On the shore of the Sea of Japan
    On the shore of the Sea of Japan

    Original title: Jaapani mere kaldal

    1980 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Tahvel

    Documentary shows the life and work in the collective fishermen's farm and tells about those who emigrated from the islands of Hiiumaa, Saaremaa and Muhu to the Far East at the end of 19th century.

  • Edison's Disco
    Edison's Disco

    Original title: Edisoni disko

    1979 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Enn Säde

    Portrait documentary by Enn Säde about Heino Pedusaar who has dedicated himself to discovering and restoring old music records.

  • Estonia-Filmist Tallinnfilmini
    Estonia-Filmist Tallinnfilmini

    1979 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ants Looman

  • Salme Raunam
    Salme Raunam

    1979 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kaupo Klooren

  • Johannes Võerahansu
    Johannes Võerahansu

    1978 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

  • Efraim Allsalu
    Efraim Allsalu

    1977 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

  • The Winds of Milky Way
    The Winds of Milky Way

    Original title: Linnutee tuuled

    1977 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Lennart Meri

    The sequel to „The Waterfowl People“. The author of the film interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relations of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansis, Hungarians, Sámi, Nganasans and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on locations in northern Finland, Sámi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, Setomaa region in Estonia and in Saaremaa and Muhu islands, Estonia. Some footage was also filmed in Nenetsia in 1970.

  • Viis aastat ja kogu elu
    Viis aastat ja kogu elu

    1976 | Documentary | Director: Kaupo Klooren

  • Arrival of spring. Tartu 1975
    Arrival of spring. Tartu 1975

    Original title: Kevade tulek. Tartu 1975

    1975 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

    Documentary about the past and present of Tartu and Tartu as a city of culture and science.

  • Georg Ots and opera
    Georg Ots and opera

    Title in Estonian: Georg Ots ja ooper

    1975 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Eino Tandre

    Georg Ots and his opera roles.

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