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Bog acoustics

2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Johanna Mägin

The film observes the physical and acoustical experiences the bog landscape has to offer to a nature photographer and hiking guide Romet Vaino.

The film Bog Acoustics" observes a nature man Romet Vaino in the winter rhythm of Estonian bogs. It is a time for fasting of the mind, when individual group hikes, meeting wildlife through the camera's eye and long hours with oneself bring one closer to a more layered sensing of the nature of bog. The noise of the wind. The silence after the wind. Hints of the presence of human life.
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Traces of a Teacher

2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Margaret Mäses

Meri, a middle-aged biology teacher, is navigating her highly active lifestyle in a military-commander-like manner.

In this film, we follow a middle-aged biology teacher into the disorienting maze of her wide range of interests. Through getting lost with her on hiking tracks and dance floors, we eventually discover her motivation behind this hectic search.
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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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Kohad, mis kardavad maailma

2022 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Marek Vahula
Paradise

Original title: Paradiis

2021 | Documentary | Director: Andres Keil

Syrian girl tries to adapt in an Estonian suburb.

Shahad is a 5th grader of Tartu Descartes School. She is 12. Film looks into her everyday life that is not a regular everyday. Her family escaped six years ago from Syrian war. Four years ago they managed to arrive here, their new home. How are they today?
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The Camino Paradox

Original title: Camino paradoks

2020 | Documentary | Director: Anniken Haldna, Gerli Nõmm

In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.

Blisters on the feet, sunburns on the skin, constantly pushing yourself to the limit. In the same time, picturesque sunsets, meeting inspiring people - this is a usual day of a pilgrim. In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.
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Snowbirds

Original title: Kliimapagulased

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Uppin, Robi Uppin

Ave Nahkur, the author of the Ladies of Our Village (Meie Küla Eided) picture series, decides to make a change in her life and move from her home village in Estonia to one of the Spain's Canary Islands. The documentary tries to find out how difficult it is to leave all familiar paths in one's homeland and whether this decision can be right at all.

The Ladies of Our Village (Meie Küla Eided) picture series have made Ave Nahkur one of the best known naivist artists in her homeland. For years she and her partner Imre have run an art café in Raudoja and been active in the field of tourism and art. Lively and straightforward Ave hates cold and dark winter and the depression that comes with it. At one moment things have gone so bad that she decides to make a turn in her life and move to a mountain village in La Gomera, one of the Spain's Canary Islands. Making a new ...
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Outdoor Games

Title in Estonian: Õuemängud

2016 | Documentary | Director: Urmas Reisberg

Nine mothers establishing the first outdoor community preschool in Tartu, Estonia.

Nine young mothers have made up their minds to found a community daycare in Tartu, Estonia. The mother's wish that their children could run and play as much as possible. The daycare is opened by the River Emajõgi where the children are outdoors during every season and almost in every weather conditions. Filmmakers follow the first year of the daycare when the roles are still shifting from being a mother and a teacher, a visionary and a practicioner. The most difficult issue is coping with the financial situation, freezing weather and public opinion. Through the dreams of young motohers the ...
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Ghost Mountaineer

Original title: Must alpinist

2015 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv

Urmas Eero Liiv’s feature film Ghost Mountaineer is a youth adventure film with elements of horror which is based on real life events which took place during the Soviet era.

Urmas Eero Liiv’s feature film Ghost Mountaineer is a youth adventure film with elements of horror which is based on real life events which took place during the Soviet era.It tells the story of an Soviet Estonian student hiking group which gets caught up in a series of scary events unfolding in wintry Siberia. The unpopular group leader Olle (Reimo Sagor), who becomes disappointed in his companions during the trip, disappears on the last day in the mountains. His rival, liberal-minded and adventurous Eero (Priit Pius) guides the descending hikers into a Buryate village on the mountain to seek help. ...
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Cherry Tobacco

Original title: Kirsitubakas

2014 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Katrin Maimik, Andres Maimik

Love can strike you like a bolt from the blue – when you’re least prepared for it.

Cherry Tobacco is a youthful relationship drama about falling in love for the first time. For psychological reasons and because of societal norms, making decisions becomes much more difficult – especially if the feelings that are awakening are directed towards an older man. Forbidden love is a lot like war – there are no right choices.
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