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Kadunud isa

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško
The Diary of Vaino Vahing

Original title: Vaino Vahingu päevaraamat

2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rainer Sarnet

When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.

In 1968–1984, Vaino Vahing kept a diary about real events and persons in his own subjective interpretation. It reflects cultural life of Tartu, love affairs, bohemian parties and intellectual quests of the time. Vahing was interested in borderline situations, crossing the borders. He drew no clear line between art and life. Vahing provoked people, tried to make them to lose their masks, their self control. He called this provoking the Spiel, or play. We are looking at a creator who has made disharmony his source of inspiration, who experiences “the greatest torment in love”. One who fears to lose himself ...
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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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Koma

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško, Peeter Simm

Documentary about well known Estonian theatre director Kalju Komissarov.

Kalju Komissarov (08.03.1946-06.03.2017) was one of the greatest and most influential theatre and film director and theatrical pedagogue in Estonia. To this day most of the big names who work in Estonian theatre stages have been his students. He was in charge of Estonian Youth Theatre 1974 - 1986, Ugala Theater 1989 - 1991 and 1986 - 1995 Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Till his death in 2017 he was the professor of University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy. You can see his students remembering him and his last interviews in documentary “Koma”.
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Perfecto

Original title: Ideaalide tund

2011 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

Philosophical meditation on the nature of an artist. Who is an artist - a creator or just another layabout?

Spectacular and contemplative documentary directed by Manfred Vainokivi about creating and those who create, about the beauty and pain of making art. "The Days of Parrots", a theatrical play by Andrus Kivirähk, deals with similar themes. The drama company seen in the film practises the play. Not only the birth of a theatrical play is being observed but also the reflection of the whole process in those participating and in the surrounding space. Excerpts of sentences, half-open doors, dark corridors, light and shadows, actors both at work and at pastime, stage director directing like a conductor who is waiting for ...
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Ants Eskola: To Be or Not to Be

Original title: Ants Eskola: Olla või mitte olla

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve

Portrait documentary directed by Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve about his grandfather Ants Eskola - a legendary Estonian actor of 20th century - and about his creative career.

Biographical documentary about Ants Eskola, a great actor of 20th century (until 1935 also known by name as Gerhardt Esperk) who faced various times in history and survived several existential choices. With the help of archival photographs and excerpts of film, Eskola's and his contemporaries' recollections a colourful story of the actor's life is opening up, including his birth and his first florescence, the art school, theatre and variety singing, betrayal and imprisonment in Siberia, return to the stage and becoming the artist of Estonian nation, children and grandchildren, Russia and the United States of America. It turns out that ...
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Looking for a Holy Grail

Original title: Graali otsimas

2002 | Documentary | Director: Britt Urbla-Keller

The documentary follows the production process of an ambitious project "The Grail" by Von Krahl Theatre.

The documentary follows the production process of an ambitious project "The Grail" by Von Krahl Theatre in the year of 2001, from the read-throughs to the premiere. Stage director Peeter Jalakas used three screens in parallel that were punctually synchronized with the actors. "The Grail" is a play written by Mati Unt in 1999, focusing on the subjects of faith, hope and love while using the drive for ultimate perfection by the mythical characters of King Arthur's Round Table.
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Orgulas - pilguheit möödunule

2001 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Õie Orav
Jaanus Orgulase mälestused 02.-03.09.1998

1998 | Other categories, Film footage | Director: Õie Orav
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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