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  • Gori The Caricaturist
    Gori The Caricaturist

    Original title: Gorikaturist

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raimo Jõerand, Meelis Arulepp

    A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    Dance With The Devil's Grandma

    Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

    The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

  • Journey to the Maggot Feeder
    Journey to the Maggot Feeder

    Original title: Teekond Ussinuumajani

    2015 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Liivo Niglas, Priit Tender

  • Occupy Your Wall
    Occupy Your Wall

    Original title: Okupeeri oma müür

    2013 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Artur Talvik, Peeter Vihma

    Documentary by Artur Talvik and Peeter Vihma about the development and growth of civil society in Estonia.

  • Man with the Top Hat
    Man with the Top Hat

    Original title: Mees torukübaraga

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Riho Västrik

    Portrait documentary by Riho Västrik about Valeri Kirss, organizer of Estonian beauty contests, at the height of his glory days.

  • Taavi as Taavi Himself
    Taavi as Taavi Himself

    Original title: Taavi kui Taavi ise

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea

  • Three springs of Total Immersion Method
    Three springs of Total Immersion Method

    Original title: Keelekümblejate kolm kevadet

    2012 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Russian children study Estonian language with the Total Immersion Method in a Tallinn school in 2001-2012.

  • The Charikar Girls
    The Charikar Girls

    Original title: Charikari tüdrukud

    2011 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

    Documentary about the girls' school of Charikar town in Parwan province, Afghanistan and about their students and the students' mothers who tell their good and bad experiences of life.

  • Making Rain
    Making Rain

    Original title: Vihma tegemine

    2007 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Liivo Niglas, Frode Storaas

  • Elf Disco
    Elf Disco

    Original title: Päkapikudisko

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

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

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