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Afghanistan Project

Original title: Afganistani projekt

2015 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Vahur Laiapea has recorded Estonians' projects in Afghan and the local life.

The project of Afghan war has ended for Estonia; however, several civil missions in the field of education and training are still going on. The documentary follows the last days of three Estonian servicemen left in Afghan in Camp Bastion; the efforts of the people from Tallinn University to train the master's and doctoral students of information technology at Kabul University; the meeting between Pille Alaver, the Human Rights Adviser, and mistreated Afghan women in Kabul police station; and training midwives in the village of Dare Souf. The film forms a mosaic out of various fragments of the life in ...
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Douchebags

Original title: Umbkotid

2012 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk
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Potato Republic

Original title: Kartuli Wabariik

2011 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Kätlin Kaganovitš

Documentary about Tarmo Ladva, president of Potato Republic to be established in Laanemetsa village in Valga county, Estonia, and about the process of putting his expansive ideas into practice.

Artist and event organizer Tarmo Ladva wants to achieve his goal to establish Potato Republic in Laanemetsa village, Taheva parish that is located in a peripheral region of Estonia. Potato Republic would serve as a museum to introduce potato as the symbol of Estonian food and to remember history. His high-flown ideas about creating a bath cinema and heritage theatre, however, get stuck due to financial difficulties and general scepticism. The man full of enthusiasm won't give up and gives it another try.
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The New World

Original title: Uus maailm

2011 | Documentary | Director: Jaan Tootsen

Jaan Tootseni dokfilm jälgib ühe idealistliku liikumise, Uue Maailma Seltsi sündi, elu ja valu viie aasta jooksul.

Anatomy of a revolution: this is the story about people, relationships and a big change. The New World is a district in Tallinn where there is a group of young active people - some consider them noisy roisterers, some think that they are some gang of hippies, and some take them as heroes. The members of the New World Society started as an anarchistic group of urban guerrillas whose mission was to fight for healthier and more car-free environment, causing issues of public order. However, at some point their efforts were crowned with appreciation, attention and financial support. What will ...
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Dr Kloun

Original title: Doktor Kloun

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Kristel Leesmend

This is the story about Dr Clown who reached the patients of Estonian children's hospitals.

What are the necessities of a child who has to be hospitalized for a longer period of time? They definitely need cure and caring by medical workers; however, in order to soothe their homesickness and worry, the young patients need also joy and laughter. This appears to be quite a complicated task as one has to be ready to make a personal contribution. Despite difficulties there are clowns who come to Tallinn Children's Hospital to make little patients laugh.
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Balance between Man and Nature

Original title: Inimese ja looduse tasakaal

2006 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Ago Ruus

The project of protecting and restoring endangered species in North-West of Estonia was the initiative of European Union Life-Nature Programme.

Silma landscape protection area in North-West of Estonia administers three territories under protection: Osmussaare landscape protection area, Silma ecological reserve and Vormsi landscape protection. The objective of EU's Life-Nature Programme is to restore and preserve half-natural coastal environments that provide living conditions for endangered migratory birds. The documentary focuses on the collaboration with local people related to the abovementioned programme.
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Maaparandaja

1973 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar
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Helping the collective farms

Original title: Abiks kolhoosidele

1949 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Arnold Juhkum

Designing standard projects for constructing residential areas of collective farms in the architecture office of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Designing standard projects for constructing residential areas of collective farms in the architectural administration of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. The office of the project designers of the state architectural administration. Small scale models of the standard projects and architectural drawings for the residential areas of collective farms. The leading authorities of the collective farms and districts often visit the architects in order to give practical advice. Alar Kotli, head of the architectural projects of the collective farms' residential areas is listening to the advice given by Harald Olbrei, chairman of the collective farm "Uus Elu" and Andrei Torf, secretary ...
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