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  • Fire Speaks
    Fire Speaks

    Original title: Tule sõnumid

    2024 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Kairi Kivirähk

    A documentary about the Mayan calendar, fire ceremonies, and the story of how building bridges between cultures can revive ancient wisdom and reconnect people with their ancestral knowledge.

  • Ninja
    Ninja

    2022 | Documentary | Director: Maria Reinup

    Keity and her girlfriend Kristel organise a life-threatening motorcycle trick in order to set a world record and bring attention to Keity so she could go to the trial motorbike World Championships.

  • House of Unconciousness
    House of Unconciousness

    Original title: Alateadvuse maja

    2015 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

    A psychedelic drama about a chimney sweeper and a burning woman.

  • Auster
    Auster

    Original title: Auster

    2014 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kadri Kõusaar, Maximiliano Schonfeld

    Two lonely young people are travelling together in the bleak Patagonian desert, searching for themselves and one another.

  • Colours of the Islands
    Colours of the Islands

    Original title: Saarte värvid

    2012 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Madli Lääne

  • Eric. Child of fire
    Eric. Child of fire

    Original title: Eric. Tule laps

    2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Eric and his world.

  • The Way of Fire
    The Way of Fire

    Original title in Lithuanian: Ugnies keliu

    2007 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Gediminas Grigas

  • Jade Warrior
    Jade Warrior

    Original title: Igavese armastuse sõdalane

    2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Antti-Jussi Annila

    The romantic martial arts film by Finnish director Antti-Jussi Annila brings together the myths of the epic "Kalevala" and Buddhist ethics while telling the story about human yearning for love that can conquer the ancient evil.

  • Mindless
    Mindless

    Original title: Meeletu

    2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    The film directed by Elmo Nüganen is based on the play "Mindless" by Jaan Tätte, telling about the protagonist who makes up his mind to leave his successful life and move to a completely different place.

  • Heart of the Bear
    Heart of the Bear

    Original title: Karu süda

    2001 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

    The romantic drama directed by Arvo Iho is based on the novel "The Heart of the Bear" by Nikolai Baturin and tells about a young hunter Niika who finds and loses himself and his love in a Siberian taiga.

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