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That’s How It Is

Original title: Nii ta on

2024 | Documentary | Director: Vallo Toomla

The documentary feature takes the audience into the world of men living in rural Estonia, showing us the simple joys and sorrows of their everyday life.

The documentary feature takes the audience into the world of men living in rural Estonia, showing us the simple joys and sorrows of their everyday life. How does the former pig farmer Janek raise his four sons, or what does Meelis, the owner of a small town nursing home, dream about? How does forester Rein find a new spark in life in the game of darts, and farmer Eku in potato planting? Does septic tank servicer Kaido have any regrets in life, and how often does he bring flowers to his wife? Does hobby inventor Juss see God in the ...
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Lullaby

Original title in Estonian: Hällilaul

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Ville Niemi

The story of a mentally ill Laura who loses custody of her 4-year-old daughter.

Inspired by a tragedy that happened in Finland in 2020, HÄLLILAUL is a story about mentally ill Laura, who loses custody of her 4-year-old daughter Klaara. This drives Laura to “kidnap” Klaara from the kindergarten. When father, Sander, realizes what has happened, he hurries to Laura’s house. Knowing that Laura has abused Klaara before, Sander tries to get the child out of the house. However, his actions only push Laura deeper and deeper into her delusions and finally drive her onto the verge of killing Klaara.
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Till We Meet Again

Original title: Taaskohtumine

2021 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Ülo Pikkov

This is first and foremost a story about humanity, about losing one’s home and then getting it back again. It’s a story about making peace with one’s past.

This is a story about an elderly woman whose destiny has taken her far away from her home island. She is finally able to return, only to find out that strangers have been living in her house. Animation short talks about the tragic history of a small Ruhnu Island. Fearing for their lives, its entire population abandoned their homes while escaping the war in 1944. Decades later they had a chance to finally return, only to find out that the strangers had settled in. In addition to the twists and turns of the history, the film looks deeper into the meaning ...
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Blue

Original title: Sinine

2020 | Feature film, Short | Director: Tõnis Pill

When two strangers’ paths cross after a car accident, the woman hijacks the situation and gets into the man’s car, demanding that he take her away from the scene. As the man tries to find a way out of the situation, fragments from the woman’s past start painting a picture of the tragic events that happened to her.

When a man rushing to work hits a woman in a hospital gown with his car, she hijacks the situation and gets into his car, demanding that he take her away from there. Once the man recovers from what happened, he tries to convince the injured woman to get treated at the hospital but she refuses the help. The band around the woman’s wrist shows that she ran away from the maternity ward and the man assumes she abandoned her newborn child. At this, the man’s attitude changes drastically and he decides to ignore the woman’s request. But when her ...
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Taagepera

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Simm
To Share Or Not To Share

Original title: Jagada või mitte jagada

2019 | Documentary | Director: Minna Hint, Meelis Muhu

How to live carefree and without money ?

Mark is a traveller and he believes in life beyond capitalism. He has given up his successful squash coach career in London and now, in Tallinn, he invites people to join a community where nobody uses any money and everyone shares with each other their skills, experiences, food, and love. Tantric energy liberation techniques are his means to release the Estonian people from the chains of ownership instinct. Struggling to reach the goal, Mark is challenged by a force even greater than his own beliefs.
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Roots: My Flesh And Blood

Original title: Juured: Mu liha ja veri

2018 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.

My grandmother and grandfather were married in 1959. 50 years later, they once again stand at an altar to reaffirm their oath from long ago. Now, they know when to stand up for themselves and when to be quiet. When to forgive and when to let go. And they also know there isn’t much time left. This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.
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Ilmar Raag. Interview

Original title (in Estonian): "Ilmar Raag. Intervjuu"

2015 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Laura Raud

Interview with Ilmar Raag on subjects like his relationship with film, what inspired him to get involved, his experience with directing and scriptwriting, the beauty and challenges of the art of film, lessons and incidents from the past and personal recommendations.
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Under the bridge

Original title in Estonian: Silla alla

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Lasse Uustalu

The story of a man who, in addition to alcohol problems, is completely stuck at the same time as his work and private life. There is no better way out of anger than to let chance shape your destiny. The man makes his decisions by throwing a coin.
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Film Freaks

Original title: Ränk ja Kilk

2001 | Feature film, Short | Director: Olle Mirme

Short film directed by Olle Mirme about two film freaks who try to stage their screenplay in real life.

Positively charged short film about two film freaks who are forced to become geniuses. Despite the fact that the screenplay written by the two filmmakers Ränk and Kilk are rejected everywhere, the men won't even consider giving up. While throwing everything unnecessary overboard - the camera, film, actors and studio – the two start to stage their screenplay directly in real life. However, the co-citizens are unaware of their participation in a legendary film project, and thus a huge confusion is born out of Ränk and Kilk's artistic enterprise. The two realities collide - the one in a film and ...
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