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  • Heart of Stone
    Heart of Stone

    Original title in Estonian: Kivi südamel

    2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Greta Liht

    The short film tells about the relationship between mother and daughter, which is overshadowed by grief and the resulting problems that have driven a wedge between Elo and her mother.

  • Poop, Spring and the Others: Peter the Beetle
    Poop, Spring and the Others: Peter the Beetle

    Original title: Sitikas Peeter

    2022 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Meelis Arulepp

    All is well that ends well.

  • Goodbye Soviet Union
    Goodbye Soviet Union

    Original title: Hüvasti, NSVL

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Randla

    Lauri Randla’s first full length feature film is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.

  • Portugal
    Portugal

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Lagle

    Lauri Lagle's first feature film is profound and smooth like a summer's night. It is a physical progression and a mental journey towards something other than a mere geographical location on a map.

  • The Overcoat
    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.

  • In Between
    In Between

    Original title: Kahe maailma vahel

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait, Students film | Director: Liis Lepik

    Estonian Muslim Kristi with Arab roots is an aid worker in a big Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

  • One More Song
    One More Song

    Original title (in Estonian): "Veel üks laul"

    2013 | Documentary, Observation, Students film | Director: Liis Nimik

  • Babyface
    Babyface

    Original title: Beebilõust

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Margit Lillak

    Portrait documentary about Andrus Elbing alias Babyface - a poet, rap singer and hip-hop artist with a complicated background.

  • Travelling Light
    Travelling Light

    Original title: Reis kerge pagasiga

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne

  • Afanassi
    Afanassi

    2005 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

    Documentary about Afanassi Triškin's and his granddaughter Liina Triškina's journey to Afanassi's first home in Central Russia.

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