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Over the Line

Original title in Estonian: Üle piiri

2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Franz Malmsten jr

The focus of the short film is on people struggling with their darker side, hiding their lies from others and themselves.

Left alone in a house near Peips due to the death of his brother, Jakop has to decide whether the refugees brought to his yard are a way to atone for his previous sins or to get money for a new engine instead.
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Undergods

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Chino Moya

Debut film of Chino Moya is a collection of darkly humorous, surrealist tales about ill-fated characters and their tragic misadventures.

Debut film of Chino Moya is a collection of darkly humorous, surrealist tales about ill-fated characters and their tragic misadventures.
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The Little Comrade

Original title: Seltsimees laps

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Moonika Siimets

Six-year-old Leelo’s mother is deported to a Siberian prison camp during Stalinist repressions. The little girl tries to be as good as she can in the belief that this will bring her mother back home.

It is 1950 in the Soviet Estonia and the Stalinist terror machine works at full steam – 6-year-old Leelo’s school principal mother is arrested before her very eyes. “If you’re a good kid, I’ll be back soon,” are her mother’s last words as she is taken away at gunpoint. So Leelo is on her very best behaviour, but yet her mother does not return. A fear creeps into the child’s soul that it is her fault her mother was taken. The confusion only grows as “good” and “bad” no longer seem to hold any meaning in these troubled times. Why ...
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See You In Chechnya

Original title: Näeme Tšetšeenias

2015 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aleksander Kvatašidze

If you go to war, war will come home with you.

September 1999. For Alex, as for the rest of Georgians, war in Chechnya seemed to be far away, seen only on the screens of Russian media. In fact it was just behind the Caucasus Mountains. He'd never imagine going there, but he did. He followed her, the French photographer he had met just a few days before at the fashion show. Alex discovers the world of War Reporters and wants to become one of them, but he doesn't succeed. He keeps in connected to war through his friend, practising war reporters and observes what war does to them for 15 ...
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A Friend of Mine

Original title: Üks mu sõber

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mart Kivastik

A heartfelt comedy directed by Mart Kivastik tells the story about endless solitude that can be soothed only by a close friend.

After his wife dies, Mati has no wish to live any more. His colleague Ruth and daughter Mari carefully try to help him but this won't take Mati's pain away. He will eventually get hospitalized and then caregiver Sass comes to help Mati. Sass is a friend to everyone, especially those in trouble. Mati doesn't really care for being friends with anyone; but Sass's sincerity and positive world view make it impossible to turn away. It is still a long way with unpredictable turns to the knowledge that there is still love left in the world; and it seems that ...
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Coach Driver Knocks Three Times

Original title: Kutsar koputab kolm korda

2010 | Feature film, Short | Director: Elo Selirand

A single mother races against time while trying to manage with supporting two children, working, dialy routine and herself when suddenly a mysterious Coach Driver knocks at her door.

Marju, a violinist living in a provincial town and mother of two, tries to face raising her children, everyday routine and inconsolable loneliness. As an instrumentalist playing in an orchestra, she has to work under the guidance of his ex-husband who is the conductor of the orchestra. Her life seems to come to a dead end. One morning, a stranger is standing on her doorstep, calling himself Coach Driver. Marju has to ask herself what can be done with her life.
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The Highway Crossing

Original title: Ristumine peateega

1999 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arko Okk

The debut feature film directed by Arko Okk is based on the play "The Highway Crossing aka the Fairytale of the Golden Fish". The film with a witty dialogue and unexpected chain of events tells the story of a miracle, money, and happiness. Both the visual and conceptual content of the film make allusions to Tarkovsky's "Stalker".

Osvald is a silk painter living in solitude. When Laura and Roland knock at Osvald's door one late night, he realizes that long-awaited happiness has finally reached him. Osvald offers Roland a billion dollars for Laura. The young couple becomes tempted by the money; but this is a temptation that they have never faced before. The practical compromises for fulfilling their wishes will turn out illusory for all the three.
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Seven Devils

Original title: Seitse kuradit

1985 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Heino Pars
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