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The Story of Estonian Skateboarding

Original title: Eesti rula lugu

2024 | Documentary | Director: Taavi Arus, Ivar Murd

The story of Estoniaäs skateboarding scene spanning five decades, from the 1980s and tables made with vclay wheels in Võru to today's youth, for whom the whole world is open.

Skateboarding, with its all-encompassing lifestyle, personal expression, creativity, and rebellious spirit has grown into something more than just doing tricks in Estonia. Skaters repeat in unison, “Skateboarding has given me everything.” Skateboarding is their life. Skateboarding is freedom. This is the story of a scene spanning five decades in Estonia, from the boards made with clay wheels in Võru in the 1980s to today’s youth, for whom the whole world is open.
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Pets and Berlin

Original title: Pets ja Berliin

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Taavi Arus

A story about a legend of Estonian punk scene Peeter Männiksoo aka Pasa-Pets who has been living for years in Berlin. It is a story about a man's survival in a big city, a story about loneliness, struggle and freedom. It's a poem about Pets and Berlin.

Bowie, who lived in Berlin in the seventies, describes his life in Berlin as “moving around in virtual anonymity... For some reason, Berliners just don't care.” Peeter and Berlin are partners that support one another. Peeter says that there are a lot of people like him in Berlin: “This place attracts people like me, because you can be your true self. Berlin doesn't judge you for who you are. Berlin accepts you the way you are. You don't see this in a lot of other cities. You won't see such attitude in Estonia!” Without a doubt, Berlin is Peeter's home ...
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Censorship Leftovers

Original title: Nagu kärbeste sumin

2010 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

His nickname is Chimney. He is a chimneysweeper indeed and exceptional one, but also a trained paratrooper and most lately known in Tallinn as a busker at the famous Valli's Bar. During the days of Estonian fight for freedom in 1989 Chimney became an undercover leader of locally famous Night Song Festivals. His camouflage has been so intense that even history books of today can't see Chimney's leading role in the fight for free Estonia. Now it is the time to reveal the truth and rewrite Estonian history once again. Come and meet Chimney - the hidden real hero of ...
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A Man with a Saxophone

2005 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Janis Kesans
An Invitation to the Eternal City

Original title: Kutse igavesse linna

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

An hour with the amazingly multifaceted Einar Laigna, who clearly and emphatically discusses life’s basic values with the viewer, at a time when ethics tend to be lost from our lives. And thus, the message that he sends to Estonians and other people who love their land is that today is more important than ever before.

Einar Laigna (1937) is a multifaceted man with an aristocratic attitude. He can be called a philosopher, a cultural historian, a theologian, a military historian, a soldier and a blacksmith. Laigna sincerely talks about himself and his development as a personality. His comprehensive monologue expresses self-confidence and total self-assurance. As the chief inspector of Estonian defence army, Laigna positions himself between the attitudes of a soldier, a priest, a philosopher, a wizard, a king and an artisan while defining the world and himself.
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Deal

Original title: Diil

2003 | Feature film, Short | Director: Armin Kõomägi

Adventurous thriller full of cliches and with the hint of black humour about debts, money, opportunity, bank robbery and stupidity.

Two brainless businessmen have money to burn, both of them has his own team. They try desperately to collect debts. The solution lies in a crafty plan that promises huge profit. The bosses' obedient myrmidons will start to put the clever plan into practice.
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Year of the Horse

Original title: Hobuse aasta

1991 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Reportage documentary directed by Andres Sööt records the most important events of Estonian fight for independence in 1990.

Film-reportage describes the most vital moments in Estonian struggle for independence in 1990, also some typical episodes of everyday life of Estonian people, that altogether should give a concertrated picture about Estonia this year. The documentary is a continuation for the director's former film chronicle "Year of Dragon" (1988).
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And Then Came the Evening and the Morning

Original title: Siis sai õhtu ja sai hommik

1989 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

Film portrait of the composer Arvo Pärt.

I do not create music, it simply exists in the world without a composer. every sculpture is there, in the rock, and the sculptor just releases it from the stone. It`s the same with music; look here, I take the skin off this potato, the musician then cooks it and puts it on the table, but it was God who let it grow - explains Arvo Pärt himself.
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