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The Turnip

Original title: Naeris

2022 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu

The underground view to the story that is known by peasants point of view. Who owns the catch?

The film's story is based on the Slavic fairy tale, which tells the story by the peasants point of view. The film shows story, variously of fairy tale, from underground angle - giving overview what really happened while on ground was engaged in the cultivation of vegetables. Also about property, collaboration and betrayal.
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New Rise, Old Ebb

Original title: Uus Tõus, Vana Mõõn

2018 | Documentary | Director: Enrico Barone, Carlo Cubero, Kristiina Pilvet

In 2016 several fires destroyed several buildings on the island of Piirissaare, among the also the Old Believers prayer house. Praskovja, the 84-year- old choir singer and important member of the community, lost her childhood´s house in one the fires and she is trying to get on her feet down again and continue living.

From May to September 2016, several fires took place on the island of Piirissaare, destroying many houses and the most important building of the community: the Old Believers' prayer house. These events caused insecurity and disagreement among the members within the community. 84-year-old Praskovja is the key figure of the community and used to sing in the prayer house´s choir. Her childhood house burnt down in one of the fires, and now she has been forced to move to her old summer cottage and strives to rise again on her feet. The documentary shows through Praskovja's eyes how the community of ...
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Nikolai Kormashov and Russian Icon

Original title: Nikolai Kormashov ja vene ikoon

2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Sergei Ledenjov

For artist Nikolai Kormashov restoring icons forms a deep, enriching and happy part of his life.

Nikolai Kormashov makes preparations for restoring the icon of the original altar of St Nicolas Church - an activity that the artist finds indispensable in his life. He describes the icon restoring process; together with his younger son Orest they begin the complicated journey of restoring another icon. Kormashov is by profession a carpenter and a tinsmith; however, he is the founder of the restoration school in Estonia as well as a great artist. He modestly considers painting only as a hobby. Kormashov regards icons and restoration process with respect and awe; he believes that an artist is responsible for ...
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Elu pärast maailmalõppu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
Olen uhke, et olen Eesti venelane

1998 | Documentary | Director: Reijo Nikkilä
Grisha

Original title: Griša

1996 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jüri Sillart

Portrait documentary about Grigori Kromanov - a film and theatre director - directed by Jüri Sillart.

On the basis of interviews held with Grigori Kromanov´s (1926 – 1984) family, schoolmates, friends, colleagues, co-fighters and opponents, and using extracts from films, Jüri Sillart has produced a psychological and creative documentary portrait about the film and theatre director who never ceased to seek his place in the world. Based on these recollections an image about a talented, human, kind, honest, restless and uncompromising man will be made, a portrait of someone as a prisoner stuck between two different culture; however, whose heart belonged to only one of them.
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Our Russians

Original title: Meie venelased

1991 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peeter Simm

Documentary by Peeter Simm about Russians - the biggest national minorities in Estonia.

Documentary about people who live next to us, Estonians. Some of them have moved to Estonia only a few years ago; however, ancestors of other immigrants have lived here for several generations. Estonia has become their native country. What do the Russians - both academicians and workers, old and young, atheists and religious people - actually think about life in Estonia in early 1990s. Old Believers located by Peipsi Lake, former marine Anatoli Filippov, doctor Yuri Zabalevich, artist Igor Balashov, restorer Yuri Kostin, sociologist Dimitri Mikhailov and others share their thoughts about local life and relations to local people.
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Seal Siberis Baikali taga

1991 | Popular Sciences | Director: Dietmar Buchmann
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Us, the residents of Piirissaare

Original title: Meie, piirissaarlased

1987 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

Documentary directed by Semyon Shkolnikov about the life and vanishing population of Piirissaare island.

The documentary tells the story of Piirissaare island and its residents though Georgi Pankruhhin's point of view - he is a local medical assistant and a resident of Piirissaare who has lived there for about fifty years. Georgi thinks back to the times when there were ten times more residents, more children and even a school for them in Piirissaare. Currently, in the year of 1987, there are only elderly women and men living there who are still successfully growing onions.
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Suur vesi

1966 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Andres Sööt