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Wild South: Sewing Machine

Original title: Metsi lõuna: Õmblusmasin

2024 | Documentary, | Director: Ülo Pikkov

About being human and remaining human even in the most hopeless moment.

A film about the town of Pechory (Petseri) and its people, told through the life story of my great-grandmother and her newborn baby who had to be hidden in a sewing machine box.
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Connected to the Monastery

Original title: Kloostriga seotud

2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Documentary about Father Jevgeni and the people around him in Pechory, Russia.

In front of the main gates of the Pskov-Caves Monastery there is a modest wooden St. Barbara Church where Father Jevgeni has served as a priest already for several decades. He baptizes, weds, blesses, remembers, hears confessions, calculates the congregation's money and manages the church. Jevgeni holds around two hundred funeral ceremonies a year. Death is one of the main characters in the documentary; however, another main subject of the film is life - the one lived by Jevgeni and the people who are connected to him and the church. There is nun Olga who has kept a hairdresser's profession ...
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Path of Impediments

Original title: Okkaline rada

1971 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vladimir Parvel

Portrait documentary by Vladimir Parvel about Konstantin Märska, the founder of Estonian film art and the first professional cinematographer in Estonia.

Documentary about Konstantin Märska, the founder of Estonian film art and the first professional cinematographer. The film tells about the film enthusiast's work and life full of impediments during the first Republic of Estonia. The excerpts from film chronicles and archival documents depict the story of a man who persistently fought for domestic feature film, even if due to the complicated circumstances he had to remain a documentary and film chronicle filmmaker. Märska as a talented cinematographer was able to document both public events as well as emotional scenes from daily life and poetical nature views about Estonia in 1930s ...
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Next to the monastery wall

Original title: Kloostri müüri kõrval

1968 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Žukov

Documentary about war criminals in Pechory, Russia, during the German occupation in 1941-1944.

In the present documentary, the filmmakers interview the war criminals who participated in the execution of priosoners in Pechory during the German occupation in 1941-1944. Former members of the Self-Defence Force and prison guards Roland Bibikov, Karl Anderson, Verner Tomba, Rudolf Nüüd, Leonhard Pindis and witnesses share their memories. The documentary shows views of Pechory and photographs of war criminals and their victims.
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Estonia

Title in Estonian: Eestimaa

1941 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Vassili Beljajev

Documentary based on film chroncles, with the aim of opening up the history of Estonia and the daily life of Estonian people in the Soviet era.

The documentary introducing the destiny of Estonia and its nation. The film depicts Estonian nation's life during several eras. During the bourgeous times, the film opposes a simple man doing hard work and a Bourgeois person enjoying the free time. This is followed by pivotal events – the Red Army entering Estonia, coup of June in 1940, the first session of the second staff of the State Council, declaration of the Estonian Socialist Soviet Socialist Republic. The documentary shows how state land is shared with people, ploughing fields, learning the history of the Communist Party, making science and spending free time. ...
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Filmikaameraga mööda Eestit

1941 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Juhan Kuslap
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Tule hävitustöö Petseris

1939 | Newsreel 1912-1940 I half, Newsreels | Director:
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Tour in Estonia in May 1937

Reis Eestis mai 1937

1937 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

An unknown German film amateur has recorded a tourist trip to Estonia in May 1939, including the city views of Tallinn, Pärnu, Viljandi, Pechory, Narva-Jõesuu etc.

Tallinn skyline from the sea, the port and port buildings, views of the central town: Komandandi Road, tram driving by on Vabaduse Square, Tõnismäe Street with the former wooden houses and carters. Views of the Old Town of Tallinn, the beginning of Pärnu Road, marketplace in Raekoja Square, the market building. Views of Pärnu: Pärnu Bridge, the spa, Koidula Park. The tour group has arrived to Viljandi: monument of the War of independence, castle hills, the lake. The tour continues through Valga county to Pechory: Pskov-Cave Monastery, ruins of Izborsk fortress. Views of Tartu: the marketplace building, main building of ...
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Riigivanema ja Ülemjuhataja ringsõit Petseri-, Võru- ja Tartumaal

1935 | Newsreel 1912-1940 I half, Newsreels | Director:
Riigivanema ja Ülemjuhataja ringsõit Petseri-, Võru- ja Tartumaal

1935 | Newsreel 1912-1940 I half, Newsreels | Director:
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