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Ühikarotid

2012 | TV Serial, Kanal 2 Serial | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar
40+2 weeks

Original title: 40+2 nädalat

2012 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Margit Lillak

When people make plans, the gods laugh (juhtlause) How to give birth? Under water or on the dry land? In the hospital or at home? Standing up or lying down? Will routine or free will ultimately come out on top? A humorous documentary examines how contemporary women relate to childbirth and what options they have to choose between in making their decisions. The author, a main character of the film becomes pregnant for the first time. In parallel with her somewhat Borat-like adventures in the diverse world of services, packages and birth methods, the story of two very different women unfolds.
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A Lady in Paris

Original title: Eestlanna Pariisis

2012 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilmar Raag

Drama directed by Ilmar Raag about two Estonian ladies in Paris - an elderly city woman and a plain woman coming from a small town who starts working for the elderly one. The human connection that arises from their relationship gives a new meaning to the lives of both women. Leading roles are played by the legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau and Laine Mägi.

Anne lives alone in her small town apartment in Estonia. She accepts a job offer to work as a caretaker for an Estonian expatriate Frida in Paris. Modest small-town Anne finds out that Frida is rich, moody, and liberal-minded woman of the world who has spent almost all her life in Paris. Frida is against the fact that she is being taken care of. What's more - she dislikes Estonians and pretends that she won't understand Estonian language. It seems that the two women have nothing in common. However, they have probably been brought together in order something would change ...
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Always is always

Original title: Alati on alati

2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tõnis Lepik

The film introduces the daily activities and creative work of the last year in artist Jaan Paavle's life, including his beliefs, attitudes and contradictions with the society.

Poetical documentary about Jaan Paavle (1940-2010), an artist of Southern temperament who has been a scandalous Estonian poet and performance artist for several decades. Jaan is making preparations for his 70th birthday exhibition titled "Always is always", is working with his last painting and is dreaming about having his own studio. How is artwork born and what is the artist's essence? Through the discussions of the protagonist and his friend Leo we can learn about their philosophy of life. While getting involved in somewhat comical and unexpected situations, they interpret the world in a completely different way than an average ...
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Ambassador of Setomaa

2012 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Mirjam Matiisen

On either side of a disputed and un-ratified border between Estonia and Russia lies the land of the Seto people, Setomaa (meaning "Land of Wars" in the Seto language). Nowadays there are approximately 10 000 Setos left in the World. Valli who has grown up in a proper Seto family in Pechorsky District has been living in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, for the last 40 years. According to her bloodline she is the fifth generation Seto folk singer. Besides her day-to-day work at Äripäev Publishing Valli continues to keep the traditions of singing and playing the garmon alive. However, ...
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Behind closed doors

Original title (in Estonian): "Pealt kullakarvaline"

2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Nele Kirsipuu

Psychological drama about human reationships and feelings.

Seemingly in boring and old houses each one have a story behind windows, as well as all humans are more hidden under layers and twists and moves than seemingly divine. Human relationships are full of colours and uncertainty.
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Bye

2012 | Students film, Music video | Director: Baiba Jakubaite

This is a story about young couple and their addictive relationship. He is deeply in love with her but she is emotionally not available; a man for her is like a toy.
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Colours of the Islands

Original title: Saarte värvid

2012 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madli Lääne
Corporate Video for TLU

2012 | Students film, Advertising/Promotion | Director: Sigrid Reede

It is a story about a boy who wants to study in Tallinn University but his father thinks that education in TLU is not very strong.

Father and son are having a Skype conversation with their relative from USA.Son says he wants to study in TLU but the father is against it and suggests to study in USA because the relative is apparently doing very well. In the end we can see that success of the relative was a lie.
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Cosmos

Original title in Estonian: "Kosmos"

2012 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Heli Tetlov

Legendary cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Georgy Grechko take a nostalgic trip to the former „capital of tubes“ in the small Estonian town of Põltsamaa, where even space food for Soviet cosmonauts was produced in the 60′s. This visit inspires a group of art association ladies at Põltsamaa, who decide to surprise the space heroes with an exhibition on the topic of cosmos.
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