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Love and Toil

Original title: Armastus ja sunnitöö

2024 | Amateur films, Movie | Director: Ingrid Ulst

The film is based on Part V of the novel "Truth and Justice" by A.H. Tammsaare.

The two farmsteads of the Robberˊs Hill (Vargamäe) - Mäe and Oru - have been in conflict with each other since the days of youth of their old masters. Although both farmsteads are now in the hands of younger generation, their mutual resentment has not disappeared. The old masters can not make peace with each other even in their last days and conflict is instigated by the fact that Oru has no suitable heir. After all, the old of the Robberˊs Hill are convinced that it is the farmstead that must last even if man dies. Next to the old ...
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Crush

2022 | Amateur films, Movie | Director: Andres Kostiv, Martin Kirsipuu
Chasing Ponies

Original title: Ameerika suvi

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States.

This road movie is about life. It is loosely based on the adventures of real Eastern European university students selling books door to door in United States. This movie touches us all, as summer work in the US has become something of a phenomenon among students in Europe - everyone knows someone who has spent a summer in USA - some experiences good, some not so good, each a story in it's own right. This movie is your chance to experience their adventures firsthand. Without sacrificing 3 months of your life. Filming took place in September 2015. It was all ...
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Father, Son and Holy Theatre

Original title: Isa, Poeg ja Teatri Vaim

2009 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Marko Raat

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is an actor who takes the whole stage and who won't leave the place - theatrality and the spirit of theatre complete the dramatic world of the life's artist.

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is the don Quijote of Estonian theatre - predestined to eternal loneliness. Sudak's dream to become an officially acknowledged actor has never come true. He has failed the entrace exams to the Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and other schools. The documentary tells a story related to the Old Testament - including good-hearted Satan, water fight, unrequited love of theatre, jurisprudence, community's revenge that lasts several generations and polities. Elaan's life and destiny includes so much drama that he is unable to let go of it - as his actor's spirit cannot ...
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Magnus

Original title: Magnus

2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

The debut feature film directed by Kadri Kõusaar tells the story about alienation and absence of emotions through the relationship of a depressed youngster and his father. The film with excellent cinematography has received awards at several acknowledged film festivals. The film is currently banned for protecting the private life of a prototype.

Magnus is growing up in a broken family where children are not much cared for, playing games of "what if" with death. He has learned from his parents that he won't live long with his lung disease. Even if for now Magnus has been cured, his anguish has become stronger. He has no meaning of life nor any future plans. His father has been involved in suspicious business and believes he can awaken his son with the same pleasures he is used to himself. Magnus goes to his father with different kind of hopes.
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Stranger than kindness

2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ian Cottage
Emb-kumb

1986 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Lõhmus
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The story of Moon

Title in Estonian: Kuulugu

1984 | Documentary, Other categories | Director: Elo Tust

The Moon and the folk wisdom and beliefs related to it.

The ancient monthly calendar of old Estonians and the related beliefs and traditions. The documentary combines archival film episodes and the staged episodes where one can see the peasants working and in their everyday life. Old wisdom and teachings about what kind of work to do during the waning Moon and the increscent Moon.
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Mr. Vene's World

Original title: Härra Vene maailm

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mark Soosaar

A humorous portrait of Mister Vene whose fantasies traverse daily life. This documentary flirts with fiction in an original way.

Filmmaker Mark Soosaar talks to a remarkable gentleman Leonhard Vene (1920-1994), self-educated antiquity collector thirsty for knowledge. For his whole life Leonhard has lived in Meossaare manor where he has all his life collected and restored antiquity and searched for the right place for valuable items. Beautiful old pieces of furniture fills the hall of the manor - the old man himself puts up with puritan conditions and lives in a small kitchen. He is always smiling and looks like he comes from the previous century. Leonhard Vene learns French and criticizes Einstein's theory of relativity. The old man lives ...
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Tiina

1976 | Amateur films, Movie | Director: Edmund Martin

Feature film by Eduard J. Martin follows romantic nationalism and is based on drama "The Werewolf" by August Kitzberg.

The tragedy written by August Kitzberg is set at the beginning of 19th century, during the era of slavery, according to the author. One late winter night, the Tammaru family is waiting their father to come back home. He has left to witness the execution of a witch. He arrives home, wolves howling in the forest, and tells the family how the witch's little daughter Tiina has run away to the forest during the execution. There is a knock on the door and when they open it there is the lost girl. The Tammaru family adopts her. Tiina wins the ...
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