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You are not cruel

Original title in Latvian: Tu neesi nežēlīgs

2023 | Music video, Students film | Director: Alise Linde

A sadomasochistic story about a dysfunctional, possibly abusive relationship.

A sadomasochistic story about a dysfunctional, possibly abusive relationship. The woman from whose perspective the lyrics are written, is describing how her man hurts her, but despite that she keeps constantly praising him. Director wants to approach this topic from a symbolic point of view - to make a stylistic, unnerving yet alluring visual representation of the inside of the protagonist’s mind.
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3rd Octave F

Original title: 3. oktavi F

2022 | Short, Feature film | Director: Eeva Mägi

A woman’s voice can silence injustice, lower weapons and stop trains. In opera-western the question is whether Ada can hit the right note to save her brother's and her own life from the vindictive Sheriff.

A daring and stylized opera-western tells the story of a broken family, revenge and standing up against injustice towards women. As Mario, a bit short-fused but righteous outlaw, gets out of prison, his only wish is to get back home to his mother and sister Ada. It’s not long until life drags him into trouble again. Witnessing a woman being attacked, Mario is forced to pull his gun on the perpetrator, leaving the man with just one hand. The Sheriff hears about Mario’s deed and sets off to catch him. The Sheriff couldn’t care less for the woman attacked or the man ...
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Machina Faust

2022 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Kaupo Kruusiauk

An intimate documentary about the internationally renowned Estonian musician, saxophone player and improvisational jazz composer Maria Faust.

An intimate documentary about the internationally renowned Estonian musician, saxophone player and improvisational jazz composer Maria Faust. Maria’s career started at the Kuressaare Music School where she quickly realised that she wanted to be an artist. She landed at the Royal Danish Academy of Music because she’s always wished to have her music played but was forced to only play old, famous composers in Estonia. The musician’s journey in the film culminates with her piece ’Mass of Mary’, with the film observing the rehearsals and preparations for the premiere. The creative source of Maria Faust’s work is strongly tied to ...
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Mare Tralla

2022 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

The film is about a strong Estonian woman who can handle everything and has experienced both traditional family life and much more.

Who's afraid of Mare Tralla? And is it necessary to fear her at all? Our film is about a strong Estonian woman who has always been a mother of two children, a married woman, a lecturer, a professor, and a fighter for minorities, who is also engaged in an artist's career.
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Life of Ivanna

Original title in Russian: Жизнь Иванны Яптунэ

2021 | Documentary | Director: Renato Borrayo Serrano

From the harsh, nomadic life on the tundra to an uncertain future with five children. Four years in the life of a strong and charismatic woman as vital, physical film art.

Ivanna, a 26-year-old mother of five children, is living in the Arctic region in northwest Siberia. She lives a traditional nomadic life, driving her herd of reindeer at the tundra as her family did for centuries. But due to the environmental side effects of climate change most of her reindeers are dying and she knows that she will soon be ruined and forced to make a dramatic decision. Her husband, Gena, has already left the family. He moved to the city, hoping to find a job as an oil worker in the Russian oil fields but didn’t succeed and ...
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Good Girl

Original title in Finnish: "Kiltti Tyttö"

2019 | Short, Students film | Director: Merja Maijanen

Merja Maijanen's short film about domestic violence. After being awarded for being a good girl, a naive little girl learns what it really means to be one.

Trying hard to be a good girl to be accepted by her parents, a naive and honest little girl learns what it really means to be one in a dysfunctional family. A drama about the unhealthy messages parents give to their children.
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Truth and Justice

Original title: Tõde ja õigus

2019 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Tanel Toom

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbour and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place. Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbour Pearu ...
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Roots: With Mum At The Monastery

Original title: Juured: Emaga kloostris

2018 | Documentary | Director: Anna Hints

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?

A mother and daughter with a painful past go to a monastery in Thailand together. Will the 26 days of silence filled with strict meditation help them to make peace with their past?
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Lost the Limit, Hugo?

2005 | Short, Students film | Director: Kristin Kalamees

Road-draama vägivallast, sellest pääsemise võimalustest ja meheks saamisest. Isa macholiku türannia all kasvatatud vennad otsustavad isikliku vabaduse nimel põgeneda.Teel satuvad nad aga olukordadesse, kus tuleb enda ja venna eest välja astuda.
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Elf Disco

Original title: Päkapikudisko

2001 | Problem oriented, Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Expedition by filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi to the hidden world of violence where the victims are children.

The children's world includes as much brutality as the world of adults. This is invisible violence since it often takes place as an intramural activity. Filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi study the cases of the following kids: Kätlin, Märt, Marek and Indrek. All of them have experienced more violence in their own way than most of the kids of their age. The film brings the viewer to a sad journey to the hidden and traumatic zone in society. The filmmakers try to talk to the children, parents and teachers about the subjects that are often referred to only in ...
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