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Let’s Do It!

Original title: Teeme ära!

2022 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Aleksandr Heifets

In 2007 an Estonian entrepreneur was illuminated by a beautifully simple idea: our planet is full of garbage - let’s start with our own backyard and clean it up! Exhilarated by success, the time seems ripe to accomplish something of true magnitude…
War over the Flying Squirrel

Original title: Lendoravasõda

2018 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Heli Tetlov

People find themselves in a deadlock over a tiny animal on the verge of extinction.

With their plans to expand the protected zone of the Siberian flying squirrel, a species on the verge of extinction, nature conservationists have upset the landowners of the protected areas. The owners are deprived of the opportunity to earn income from their forestland, without being offered adequate compensation. A couple of dozen families in Viru County must assume the nature conservation responsibility of “the whole of Estonia”. They are clearly not interested in being bestowed all that honour and decide to take on the battle of defending their rights. The ensuing passion is difficult to keep under control. The film ...
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Cutting Through

Original title: Läbilõikamine. Meie maailm, 10/12

2016 | Documentary, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Ove Musting

The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.

NIcaragua authorities made an agreement with a Hong Kong enterprise HKND to start the greatest navvying work in the world history – to build a 277-metre-long ship canal through the country, connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.
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Sparkling Rivers

Original title: Sädemete jõed

2016 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Märten Vaher

Georgian environmental activist Dato Chipashvili fights against hundred million investment projects putting the interests of local people and transparency first.

Georgia is not only a country of wine and high mountains, but it is has also more than 25 000 rivers. Running water is a richness, that has been noticed by a lot of investors and made Georgia their desired destination. Even now 80 per cent of Georgian electricity comes from hydroelectricity power plants and in the near future there are plans to construct more than 100 new stations. For thousands of people it means they have to be resettled. Shady deals, unclear investors registered in tax havens, energy minister’s business interests in the hydro construction company and deaths by ...
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Out of Fashion

Original title: Moest väljas

2015 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Lennart Laberenz
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Springtime Wonderband

Original title: Sensatsiooniline Tartu Kevadbänd

2004 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Madli Lääne

A band from Tartu, led by PhD students in biology, gives a concert in the biggest shopping mall in the capital to promote environmental-friendly way of living. The "eco-punks" as they call themselves in Estonian, propose that creative self-expression could well be a substitute for meaningless consumerism.
Traces of Empire: Radioactive Pollution

Original title: Impeeriumi jäljed: Radioaktiivne reostus

1994 | Documentary, Problem oriented, Other categories, Commissioned | Director:

Documentary talks about the radioactive pollution areas left by the Soviet Empire.

One of the legacies of the Soviet era is radioactive pollution - an important example of the colonial policies of USSR to illustrate reluctance to act in an environmentally friendly way. Among the biggest producers of radioactive pollution in Estonia were Sillamäe Uranium Enriching Factory; the burial place of radioactive waste in Saku; underground ignition complex of nuclear rockets near Valga; and the training centre of submarines in Paldiski. Kõigi nõukogude tuumaobjektide puhul on probleemiks täpsemate plaanide puudumine, info hankimine Venemaalt on seotud aga tohutute raskustega.
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Ernst Jaakson's speech on 48th Session of the UN General Assembly

Title in Estonian: Ernst Jaaksoni kõne ÜRO Peaassamblee 48. istungjärgul

1993 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Ernst Jaakson, permanent representative of Estonia in UN and the extraordinary and fully authorized representative of the Republic of Estonia in USA, holds a speech at the 48th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City in 1993.

Ernst Jaakson, the ambassador of the Republic of Estonia in the United States of America, makes an overview of the situation in the Baltic States. Soviet military bases block the reconstruction work and normal development in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that have newly obtained independence. The military bases have left their trace on the environment of the Baltic States after these 50 years. There is vandalizing and violating the environmental safety requirements on the territories of military bases. Therefore, fishing in the Baltic Sea is endangered. All three Baltic countries must collaborate in designing a joint sea boundary. The existing ...
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Tuleviku ajalugu

1989 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Müür
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How Are Yoy Going On, Virumaa?

Original title: Kuidas elad, Virumaa?

1988 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Peeter Tooming

Documentary directed by Peeter Tooming about the biggest environmental protest in 1988, a youth bike trip through the desolate areas in Viru county, Estonia.

The compendious reportage documentary was born during the Phosporite War (1987-1988) caused by the new phosporite mines to be founded in West-Viru county and West-Kabala based on the workforce from Russia. The Phosphorite War was a public protest movement in Estonian contemporary history against the Soviet regime and its hostile policies towards environment. The biggest event for environmental protection was the youth biking trip in "How are you doing, Viru county?".
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