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Each Wall Lives Its Own Life

Original title: Iga sein elab oma elu

2023 | Other categories | Director: Magnus Kallas

Over time, various well-known signs appear on the wall of a house on the street. The wall becomes more confusing until it is finally demolished.

A wall is located in the industrial district. By early morning, a red peace sign appears on the wall in the middle. The people rushing around during the day and don't care about it, new posters are pasted over the sign, a rainbow is belted over it and new posters over it. In the darkness of the night, a sign of anarchy appears over everything, windows are broken. The next morning, the entire previous stuff is being tried to cover with paint. Posters from the war appear on top of it, on top that a Z will appear. The sign ...
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Sirje Joala Doesn’t Exist

Original title in Estonian: Sirje Joalat Pole Olemas

2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Martin Riispere

We follow Sirje Joala, a street artist who has five kids, her actual ones and her projects.

Sirje Joala is a Tartu based street artist, who has run Stencibility for over ten years. Besides that she has two other projects and kids. Sirla’s life is intertwined with her kids, projects and things that she loves to do and it all culminates in the Street Art Manifesto.
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Abstract Mess

2020 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Sten Toom

The documentary focuses on the changing view on street art through the personal upcoming story of an Estonian graffiti artist named Sänk.

Sten Toom’s short documentary ’’Abstract Mess’’ brings forth the question – how have the societies views changed on street art? – and answers the question by telling the tale of a graffiti artist named Sänk. The film is a brief look at the start of graffiti artists in the late 90’s. Sänk reveals his methods of choosing a spot and his run-ins with the police, security guards and even firemen. The rising popularity of street-art in Estonia is mapped through Sänk’s personal development story; how from running away from the authorities has become an art mission – to bring the ...
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Chasing Unicorns

Original title: Ükssarvik

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rain Rannu

Young startup entrepreneur Õie and a serial failure Tõnu follow their crazy ride from Estonia all the way to Silicon Valley — and back.

Based on true stories, this is comedy-drama about a female founder trying to make it in a male-dominated tech world. Õie, an accountant from a small town accidentally stumbles into the tech scene of her home-country Estonia — a place where startups are a “national sport” and almost everyone has one. She is joined by a serial failure Tõnu, who is always trying one more time. Fast-paced and fun movie, based on true stories of startup founders, gives an authentic picture of the highs and lows of the crazy tech world, from Estonia to Silicon Valley — and back.
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War on Boring Walls

Original title: Sõda igavatele seintele

2019 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

An inventor, a street artist and an entrepreneur are making the world a better place, one wall at a time.

A small Tartu start-up applies technology to win back the urban space polluted by advertising. SprayPrinter is not an ordinary start-up. It’s motley crew resembles a wild rock-n-roll band. They don’t play by the rules and this has been key to their success in Estonia and in Silicon Valley. But splitting their life between two continents isn’t easy, and their dreams and ambitions soon collide with the reality of everyday life.
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Sneakerheads

2016 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kristi Prik

The short TV documentary ‘Sneakerheads’ by Kristi Prik gives to sneakerheads the chance to talk about their unusual hobby.

A sneakerhead is a person who collects, trades or admires sneakers as a hobby. The birth of the sneakerhead culture in the United States came in the beginning of 1980’s mostly thanks to basketball, especially Michael Jordan and hip-hop music. Sneakerheading in Estonia is a far more recent event – it has only been around for a decade the most. This journalistic TV documentary will give the viewer an insight to the world of sneakerhead.
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Canvascity

Original title: Lõuendilinn

2015 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

Imagine a city, where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colors and little phrases. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall – it’s wet.

Tartu is a special town where the street walls, electric panels and areas underneath bridges are covered with vivid and colourful drawings and messages. It is the town where everyone can draw whatever he or she wants and where the town authorities tolerate street art. Tartu is the place where street art excursions are held and the only street art festival in Estonia takes place. But how are then the mysterious artists moving aroudn with spray bottles in the dark shadows of the night and why they are doing this? The documentary observes the street art in Tartu through artists ...
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Illegal Beauty

Original title (in Estonian): "Illegaalne ilu"

2015 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Liis Mehine
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The New World

Original title: Uus maailm

2011 | Documentary | Director: Jaan Tootsen

Jaan Tootseni dokfilm jälgib ühe idealistliku liikumise, Uue Maailma Seltsi sündi, elu ja valu viie aasta jooksul.

Anatomy of a revolution: this is the story about people, relationships and a big change. The New World is a district in Tallinn where there is a group of young active people - some consider them noisy roisterers, some think that they are some gang of hippies, and some take them as heroes. The members of the New World Society started as an anarchistic group of urban guerrillas whose mission was to fight for healthier and more car-free environment, causing issues of public order. However, at some point their efforts were crowned with appreciation, attention and financial support. What will ...
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