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Over the Line

Original title in Estonian: Üle piiri

2022 | Short, Students film | Director: Franz Malmsten jr

The focus of the short film is on people struggling with their darker side, hiding their lies from others and themselves.

Left alone in a house near Peips due to the death of his brother, Jakop has to decide whether the refugees brought to his yard are a way to atone for his previous sins or to get money for a new engine instead.
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It All Happened In Võru

Original title (in Võro): Kõik sündü Võrol

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

An emotional documentary about life in a small Estonian town during 100 years.

The Republic of Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the century, the little town of Võru has lived through all the events that have rejoiced or shaken the entire country – gaining and regaining of independence, world wars and deportations, destructions and reconstructions. For people living in Võru, it is the centre of the universe. For them everything happens here. What makes this life worth living?
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The lake and the city

Original title: Järv ja linn

2010 | Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

Riho Västrik portrays Lake Ülemiste as a source of drinking water and a valuable natural environment.

Lake Ülemiste is located directly by Tallinn airport and is the mostly used natural lake in Estonia. Figuratively speaking, every resident of Tallinn is in direct contact with the lake through their tap - drinking water has been taken from the lake already since 14th century. The prohibited zone around the lake makes the territory a valuable natural environment for birds, animals and fish who have to compete with airplanes.
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Elu pärast maailmalõppu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
Terra Maritima

Original title: Terra Maritima

2001 | Nature, Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

The basis for the dynamic community of the European Union is the harmonization of certain rules. This applies to preservation of nature as well, and thus we hear more and more about the mysterious Natura 2000. Natura 2000 is a Europe-wide network of nature preserves, consisting of bird preserves and nature preserves. A large part of the existing preserves in Estonia fit surprisingly easily into Natura 2000. The film shows the types of habitats in western Estonia, because it was here that the pilot project for Natura 2000 was launched. This land is many thousands of years younger than the inland – even now the earth’s crust is rising here and the land being born from the ocean – Terra Maritima – has a thousand faces. In addition to the coastline, the film introduces various types of meadows - all very valuable habitats.
Kalapüük Võrtsjärvel

1980 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Vitali Gorbunov
Maaparandus kuppelaladel

1980 | Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Evald Vaher
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Taevapõdra rahvaste laulud

1978 | Musical film | Director: Jaan Tooming
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Nõukogude Eesti

1963 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Nõukogude Eesti

1961 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Igor Jeltsov
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