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Dearest Sister

Original title in Lao: Nong Hak

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mattie Do

A Lao village girl’s only chance of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy cousin’s illness into dependence.

Nok packs her sparse belongings, and after an argument with her fiancé, she boards an overnight bus out of her rural village for the Lao capital of Vientiane. She’s never seen so many people, so much traffic and activity. She’s met at the station by Jakob, the Estonian husband of her distant cousin Ana, who only breaks from an overseas phone call discussing his NGO’s legal problems long enough to confirm that the girl speaks no English. Nok tentatively climbs into the back seat of Jakob’s SUV. Jakob settles Nok into the guest room of an expansive Western home, and in ...
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Destination To Be Happy

Original title: Sihtpunkt - olla õnnelik

2016 | Documentary | Director: Kertu Köösel

This documentary tells the story of two men, Rain and Andres who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. On their searches they have gone through many experiences which allows them to make others happy as well.The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.

This documentary tells the story of two men, Rain and Andres who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. On their searches they have gone through many experiences which allows them to make others happy as well.The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.
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Estonian village in Ghana

Title in Estonian: Eesti küla Ghanas

2016 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA.

Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut, also called the gold of African women, growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA. It depends on the continuity of the volunteers as well as the local villagers' contribution to the world of business whether the activities started in a small Ghanaian village would thrive and thus offer ...
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Fading beauty

Original title (in Estonian): "Üürike ilu"

2016 | Students film, Short | Director: Tormi Torop

This film tells a story about the brutality of honest love - soft version - maybe.

It's a story about a young man - Kaido, who works in a botanical garden. He meets a girl - Liisa, who is the complete opposite of him. It's a a story about the brutally honest love, a story about short glimpses of happiness that melt away like snow in July.
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Fatcula

2016 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Martinus Daane Klemet

Beauty demands sacrifice. Fatcula the surgeon and his helpful flock of birds will help you on this difficult journey.

A mystical beauty surgery clinic is built next to a sports club which threatens to ruin the club's owner. What is going on in this clinic? The solution seems to be inside a bottle of "Fat Burner".
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Homecoming

Original title (in Estonian): "Kodu"

2016 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Loore-Emilie Raav

A documentary by the student Loore Emilie Raav is about the animal protector Kadri Taperson living in Hiiumaa and her everyday work and life on the island regarding the animal protection. At the same time the leading character Kadri has an animal shelter in her personal home.

Kadri Taperson who is living in Hiiumaa is involved in animal protection on the island, at the same time keeping an animal shelter in her personal home. Kadri’s days are tight because there’s incredibly much work on a little island of Hiiumaa – she needs to rush from one case to another. Each moment the phone may ring because something has happened again.
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How the God Asked for Directions. A Vepsian Story

Original title: Kuidas jumal palus teed juhatada

2016 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Valter Uusberg

God toured the land and saw a woman working. He asked her for directions. The woman pointed the way with her foot not stopping her work. God saw a man working. He asked for directions. The man said, „Let’s sit down and have a smoke.“ Then he pointed the way. Since that time men have had time to smoke, but women must always work.

God toured the land and saw a woman working. He asked her for directions. The woman pointed the way with her foot not stopping her work. God saw a man working. He asked for directions. The man said, „Let’s sit down and have a smoke.“ Then he pointed the way. Since that time men have had time to smoke, but women must always work.
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Igavesed jahimaad

2016 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Elin Grimstad
Joke of the Day

Original title (in Estonian): "Päeva parim nali"

2016 | Students film, Short | Director: Ulrike Brett Uukkivi

Film is about the relationship between father and son who are both stand up comedians.

"Joke of the day" is a comical story about Rein and Ants Päev's relationship. They also happen to be doing the same profession, atleast that's what the father thinks. What happens if father Rein goes to ask his son Ants for a favor to perform on his show? Film shows comical people not so comical life.
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Kul Tur

2016 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Alexander Marcus Müller

A swedish busdriver talks about his job as a bus driver, driving people to Tallinn so they can buy cheaper alcohol.

The Documentary „Kul-Tur“ takes place in the harbour near the center of Tallinn. Jürgen Holmgren, the main character, is bus driver and works for a Swedish bus company. Beginning in Stockholm, Jürgen picks up his passengers along the way to Tallinn. After a very short city sightseeing tour, they come back to the harbour to enter the „alcoholic adventure“. During the interview with Jürgen, he explains the motivations of his passengers and clients as well as his personal risks to stay competitive.
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