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  • Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings
    Poop, Spring and the Others: Meatballs and Dumplings

    Original title: Frikadellid ja pelmeenid

    2023 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Heiki Ernits, Meelis Arulepp

    The parable about human relations, differences and misunderstandings.

  • Phantom Owl Forest
    Phantom Owl Forest

    Original title: Eia jõulud Tondikakul

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Anu Aun

    Adventures are going to begin when 10-year old city girl Eia is brought to mysterious Phantom Owl Farm for the winter holiday.

  • The Winter Ghost
    The Winter Ghost

    Original title: Vinterspöket

    2012 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Jaana Wahlforss

    The story is about 9-year old Hendrick and Annie, and about their relationship.

  • Gross National Happiness
    Gross National Happiness

    Original title: Üleriigiline õnn

    2010 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Anne-Mari Neider, Minna Hint

  • The Snow Queen
    The Snow Queen

    Original title: Lumekuninganna

    2010 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marko Raat

    The winter fairy tale for grown-ups written and directed by Marko Raat is based on the fairy tale "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.

  • Freedom Starts from Within
    Freedom Starts from Within

    Original title: Vabadus algab seest. Kai-Mai Olbri autoportree

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kai-Mai Olbri

    This film's central theme is freedom - human and above all artist's freedom: artistic, spiritual and physical, observed retroactively by the author herself. This sincere and confessional biography examines the author's complicated and versatile artistic nature. Marriage to a loved one brings on a clear understanding of responsibility. You become positive, that happy co-existence is what allows a human being to feel free. It is because of that freedom, that you can take on new challenges and understand, that be it painting, writing, acting, or filming - your art is one whole.

  • Elu pärast maailmalõppu
    Elu pärast maailmalõppu

    2001 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm

  • Family 35
    Family 35

    Title in Estonian: Perekond 35

    1974 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The married writers' couple Enn and Helga Nõu with their children in their hometown Uppsala and in other beautiful places in Sweden in 1973-1974.

  • Endless Day
    Endless Day

    1971 | TV feature, TV Short | Director: Virve Aruoja, Jaan Tooming

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1969 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu

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