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Vertical Money

Original title: Vara küps

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Martti Helde

Where have the Estonian forests gone?

The documentary is a nature catastrophe film that made scandalous news even before it’s release in Estonia. Shot in more than 60 different places in Estonia the film opens the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The film also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war. The same kind of war that's being held across the globe.
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Vertical Money. Part 4: Communication And Media

Original title: Vara küps. 4. osa: kommunikatsioon ja meedia

2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented, TV Serial | Director: Martti Helde

The series open the viewer to the current state of Estonian forests and shows how political decisions have affected the use of the common property. The series also offers solutions to move out of the deadlock of the debate and directs attention to the information that has been buried under the messages of controlled communication in the information noise of the forest war.

The final episode presents viewers with new material and topics not covered in the full-length documentary. It critically examines the portrayal of Estonia's forest policy in the media over the years, emphasizing these portrayals against the backdrop of the increasingly urgent climate crisis. The episode discusses controlled communication and reputation management, which the forestry industry has consistently implemented in shaping policy. Media and communication specialists, as well as the Estonian University of Life Sciences, contribute their perspectives.
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Bariton frakis

2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jaak Järvine
Gori The Caricaturist

Original title: Gorikaturist

2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raimo Jõerand, Meelis Arulepp

A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

This film is an interweaving of documentary narrative and animation. The first, based on historical sources, conveys Gori's biography, world events, and mediates the press and political life of the republican time. It moves along historical facts, is initially easy and fun, and in the end cruel and ruthless. Since there are no living witnesses from this era, nor are there biographers of Gori, the direct sources are photographs, old film clips, newspaper articles, sound recordings, letters and drawings. These are supported by historians and experts with their knowledge of life between the wars, the modernisation of Estonian society, the ...
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Legends of Winding Roads

Original title: Kurvilise tee legendid

2023 | Documentary | Director: Tarvo Mölder

Several Estonians rally crews raced in the USSR team in the 80s. Every driver's dream was to make it to the team because it was the door behind the Iron Curtain. The rally legends have many untold stories about life as top rally drivers in the absurd Soviet system and on the world's rally stages.

One of the golden decades of 100-year-old Estonian autosport was the 80s. Estonians were such great rally drivers that several of our crews raced in the USSR team every season. The status of a member of the Soviet Union team was the highest peak, and it was every driver's dream to make it to the team because it was the door behind the Iron Curtain. The rally legends have many untold stories about life as top rally drivers in the absurd Soviet system and on the world's rally stages. They drove a Lada VFTS with FIA Group B homologation, which ...
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Paul Keres

2023 | Documentary, Portrait, | Director: Toomas Lepp, Rainer Sarnet

When this documentary reached the editing table, the British newspaper The Guardian, which reaches thirty million readers, featured an article by renowned chess writer Leonard Barden, “Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown”.

When this film reached the editing table, the British newspaper The Guardian, which reaches thirty million readers, featured an article by renowned chess writer Leonard Barden, “Pride of Estonia: Paul Keres, one of the best to never hold chess world crown”. “Keres became a national hero for Estonians,” writes Leonard Barden, who believed that the Soviet authorities forced him to play badly at the 1948 World Championship tournament. Most of the professionals who appear in the film also agree with the theory that Paul Keres was influenced by the Soviet authorities. But some disagree. The film crew went to Amsterdam and ...
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Trail Baltic

Original title: Trail Baltic. Väljasõit rohelisse

2023 | Documentary | Director: Marianne Kõrver

A documentary about a woman's journey along the future route corridor of the Rail Baltic railway. While trying to broadcast live from the 213km long route, the artist Hanna Samoson meets people on her way whose lives will be inextricably linked with the future railway.

A documentary about a woman's journey along the future route corridor of the Rail Baltic railway. While trying to broadcast live from the 213km long route, the artist Hanna Samoson meets people on her way whose lives will be inextricably linked with the future railway. Through hopes, humour and the pain of loss, "Trail Baltic" hows how people affected by the huge project feel. The film's backdrop is an unbroken landscape that, but all indications, is destined to change soon. The story could also be told about the Nursipalu military training ground, the pulp mill by Emajõgi or the nuclear power ...
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Estcoy-8

2022 | Documentary | Director: Erik Tikan

The untold story of the Estonian infantry company Estcoy-8, which suffered the heaviest losses in the history of modern Estonia.

The untold story of the Estonian infantry company Estcoy-8, which suffered the heaviest losses in the history of modern Estonia.
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Hero of the Future

Original title: Tuleviku kangelane

2022 | Documentary | Director: Ivar Heinmaa

Match fixing and corruption are dragging down Rwandan football club – will young Estonian coach save them?

A young Estonian football coach takes a dive into the unknown. Up until that day Jaanus Reitel had been coaching children, but now takes up an unexpected offer and travels to Rwanda, Africa. His task is to save a first division team from falling out of competition. Completely unfamiliar culture, regular match fixings and raging corona virus make a though goal even harder to reach. Is it possible to stay afloat in these circumstances? Turns out it's not as corruption becomes the last drop in his glass. Jaanus returns to homeland after years abroad and starts working for a top ...
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Local Urbanites

Original title: Lokaalsed linlased

2022 | Documentary | Director: Maria Uppin

In the documentary film we try to explore how difficult it is to carry out a bigger vision that would update Estonian urban space.

Is a town planned for cars or people? This question seems to become more acute every day. One such battlefield is the Tallinn Main Street project but similar fights are going on in almost every town in Estonia. In the documentary film we try to explore how difficult it is to carry out a bigger vision that would update Estonian urban space.
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