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Ants Eskola: To Be or Not to Be

Original title: Ants Eskola: Olla või mitte olla

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve

Portrait documentary directed by Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve about his grandfather Ants Eskola - a legendary Estonian actor of 20th century - and about his creative career.

Biographical documentary about Ants Eskola, a great actor of 20th century (until 1935 also known by name as Gerhardt Esperk) who faced various times in history and survived several existential choices. With the help of archival photographs and excerpts of film, Eskola's and his contemporaries' recollections a colourful story of the actor's life is opening up, including his birth and his first florescence, the art school, theatre and variety singing, betrayal and imprisonment in Siberia, return to the stage and becoming the artist of Estonian nation, children and grandchildren, Russia and the United States of America. It turns out that ...
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Armastuse lugu

2008 | Amateur films | Director:
Ars Longa

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Margit Lillak

Portrait documentary about the strange world of 32-year-old performance artist Sandra Jõgeva.

The documentary offers a glimpse into the upside-down world of 32-year-old performance artist Sandra Jõgeva. Sandra loves to break the rules both in life and art and applies her experence in some way in her art. She seems to prefer extremes everywhere and wishes to offer alternative standpoints as well as not to act up to expectations. Next to the hectic activities and talks by Sandra the film follows another life that seems to flow in perfect harmony in a totally different time-space: the life of Sandra's parents Malle Leis and Villu Jõgeva. For them, being an artist and preparing ...
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Black Peter

Original title: Must Peeter

2008 | Feature film, Short | Director: Priit Pääsuke

One night, a modern married couple living in a city settles their alienated relationship while trying to bring novelty into their lives with provocations exceeding the limits of decency.

Sarcastic comedy based on Peeter Sauter's short story "Black Peter". The film tells a story about a married couple who keep fighting and upsetting each other. Peter and his wife are having dinner in a restaurant with their friends. The wife says that they have not quarreled for already two weeks. However, this is just a pretext, preceding a solid war. She provokes the husband with masochistic consistency and will achieve her goal. The man's response is striking and ridiculous.
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Closed Windows

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Max Golomidov
Crime Pays

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Jekaterina Hitruhhina

Jekaterina Hitruhhina’s short film is about young man who was killed by his mistresses with an scissors.

A danger can lie in wait anywhere. Having a good time together, a girl seduces a man, ties his eyes and kills him with scissors taking all his money.
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Don´t Cry For Me

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Thijs Jaspaert
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Generation 0

Original title: Generatsioon 0

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aljona Suržikova

Teenagers have a baby and suddenly everything changes: 15-year-old Snezhana and 16-year-old Vova become parents.

Characters of this film were born in 1990s, the times where there were no rules and stability in our country. Everything that had happened before was destroyed, while at the same time there was no vision for the future. Children of this generation lack ideals and motivation. Casual internet relationships, sex and break-ups satisfy their intimate needs. They start early with smoking, drinking and sex. These young people listen to strange music, agree on everything and are ready for everything. They have no big ambitions – a simple, steady job at the supermarket is enough for them. Behind such boring ...
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I Was Here

Original title: Mina olin siin

2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

Youth film directed by Rene Vilbre is based on the novel "I Was Here. The First Arrest" by Sass Henno, telling the rough story about the generation born in 1980s whose life experience is completely different than the one of their parents. The film centers on the most critical problems of the eighties' generation at the beginning of 21st century.

Seventeen-year-old Rass is involved in the group where drinking, drugs, broken families and skipping school are everyday things. Rass is convinced that he will get out of it, even if he can count only on himself - his mother is dead, he has drifted apart from his father, and his girlfriend Säde is unemployed. For love, faithfulness and trust, Rass is ready to get money from criminal sources. When Rass owes a large sum of money to his cheating business partner, the young man will accept an offer by drug dealer Olari. When after the first fifteen doses Rass is ...
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I had a friend

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Hanna Samoson

Each of us needs someone close to us, whether in reality or in our thoughts. A bright movie story about a little exceptional boy who spends the day with his best friend. The two of them, like the whole story, radiate special joy, sadness and warmth.
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