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  • Those Who Dare – on solidarity of small nations
    Those Who Dare – on solidarity of small nations

    Original title (Icelandic): Deir Sem Dora

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Ólafur Rögnvaldsson

  • The Collapse of The Soviet Union
    The Collapse of The Soviet Union

    Original title: Eestlased Kremlis

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

    The activities of the Estonian representatives at the Congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union led to the collapse of the Soviet empire.

  • Kalamaja-Possibility of a Wooden Town
    Kalamaja-Possibility of a Wooden Town

    Original title: Kalamaja-puitlinna võimalus

    2001 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Rasmus Bullerby

    Documentary by Marko Raat about the wooden architecture of a city and about the possibility of preservation of such heritage in contemporary living environment.

  • Grisha
    Grisha

    Original title: Griša

    1996 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jüri Sillart

    Portrait documentary about Grigori Kromanov - a film and theatre director - directed by Jüri Sillart.

  • Vilniuse veretöö leinamiiting
    Vilniuse veretöö leinamiiting

    Eesti Kroonika nr 1, 5/7

    1991 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Gennadi Meleško

  • See ilus sõna vabadus
    See ilus sõna vabadus

    1989 | Documentary | Director: Vello Kallaste

  • The Baltic Way
    The Baltic Way

    Title in Estonian: Balti tee

    1989 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm

    On August 23, 1989 the Baltic Way was formed – a 600-kilometre-long human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius.

  • The Baltic Way
    The Baltic Way

    Original title: Balti tee

    1989 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ants Vill

    Thematic newsreel about the Baltic Way on the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Rippntrop Pact on August 23rd, 1989.

  • Baltica 87
    Baltica 87

    1987 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Kaido Kuusik

  • Torupillimängud
    Torupillimängud

    1987 | Musical film | Director: Georg Jegorov

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