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A Year Full of Drama

Original title: Aasta täis draamat

2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

A young woman takes on an audacious human experiment while trying to find her place in the world and struggling with the past of her family.

Estonia is crazy about theatre. In October 2017 there's an announcement for a paid position to find someone who has never been to theatre before. The task – to watch and review every Estonian theatre production of 2018. From 450 job applicants 21-year-old small town girl Alissija is hired. Coming from the periphery and a Russian-speaking family, she knows nothing about performing arts, actors, nor has ever been to any of the theatre houses. To make the job logistically possible, she has to move to the capital of Tallinn. Months pass and there are shows that inspire and many more ...
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The Overcoat

Original title in Estonian: Talvelugu

2017 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Meelis Arulepp, Sean Mullen

A lonely office worker saves up to buy a new coat at Christmas in an effort to make new friends, only for fate take a ghostly hand.

It’s Christmas eve in New York, 1932. Alexi, a large old Russian man, arrives home to find that his young granddaughter has decided to stay up late in the hopes of getting her present early from Santa. Feeling a bit homesick, he sits down with her in front of the open fire and they begin to talk. When she asks about Santa, Alexi gets her to close her eyes and gives her his big old coat as a “present”. But when she complains about the smell he starts telling a story… The story brings us back to the beautiful city ...
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Farts of Fury

Original title: Kormoranid ehk nahkpükse ei pesta

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk

The black comedy directed by Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk about a bunch of elderly men - former members of a rock band - who won't hear of living in peaceful retirement. They want to reunite and become again successful at any price. Whatever they do, things will get worse instead. Numerous Estonian public figures appear in the film and the soundtrack includes a huge amount of Estonian music, both old and contemporary.

Kaiser, the lead singer of a former rock group won't put up with approaching old age and decides to call his old band members together. Kaiser's ambition is to return to the big stage with his buddies. Despite the initial resistance of other fellows, Kaiser will be successful, at least partly so. It is a fast-paced comedy full of humor and consolation, telling the story about people who despite all obstacles strive for their goal.
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Hing

2011 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne
Jackpot

Original title: Jackpot

2008 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Eva-Katariina Taimre

Cinéma vérité documentary about two lottery winners and their lives before and after the big victory.

Only two people of the 76 lottery winners in Estonia (who are afraid of publicity) agree talking about their life and lottery victory - Urve and Rudolf. Fortunately they have not had to experience envy; instead, they have been congratulated for their luck. Urve is a beginner in lottery playing - she bought her ticket because she trusted her strong gut feeling: as if something told her to buy it. The victory sum of 8,6 million Estonian kroons provided new life for Urve, a production line operator, and her family. Rudolf, however, had played lottery for years and finally the ...
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Pharmacist

Original title: Apteeker

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jaanis Valk

Ester, a good-tempered pharmacist living in Virtsu, has courage to be different. She loves nature, animals and solitude.

This is a story about a pharmacist in her late 50s who works in a small community. Unlike the other members of her community, the woman finds happiness in helping cats and other animals and not in drinking alcohol near the village shop nor earning mammon. She has no husband nor children and she actually does not want to have them. She likes her solitude and has courage to be different. However, this is "unacceptable" for the society.
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Brothers Bearhearts

Original title: Vennad Karusüdamed

2005 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

The heroes of the film are three bear cubs from the cult painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in a Pine Forest”.

The heroes of the film are three bear cubs from the cult painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in a Pine Forest”. Have lost their painter mom the three brothers Henry, Vincent and August happen to appear in Paris, in the city of every creator. All attempts to earn their living as artist fail. Their impressionistic “collies” won’t be acknowledged. Under cover as circus lions the bear cubs travel back to Russia to find the heritage of their mom.
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Kursi School

Original title: Kursi koolkond

2005 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Rein Raamat, Peeter Brambat

Documentary about an original artist grouping Kursi School that was founded in Tartu in 1988.

Kursi School that was founded in Tartu in 1988 is a special artist grouping in the sense that the member of the grouping are friends and the school cannot be defined by certain style or ideology. Despite the fact, the group has stayed together and held at least one group exhibition every year. The documentary focuses on introducing the various artist credos of the grouping that includes the following artists: Ilmar Kruusamäe, Andrus Kasemaa, Peeter Allik, Albert Gulk, Priit Pangsepp, Imat Suumann, Marko Mäetamm, Reiu Tüür.
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The beginning

Original title: Algus

1972 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

The third-graders of Tallinn 21st Secondary School before joining the Communist pioneer movement.

The staged documentary is a warm and heartfelt story about activities of third-graders at the beginning of 1970s. Teacher Helle Raigna and her pupils congratulate the birthday children at the 3rd grade in Tallinn 21st Secondary School. The pupils prepare for joining the Communist pioneer movement, so they have to study the rules first. The teacher has separate conversations with some of them discussing their behaviour. The filmmakers have recorded the colourful expressions of the children as well as the school milieu reminding of the atmosphere of Estonian parish school in late 19th entury.
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