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  • Five Minutes
    Five Minutes

    Original title in Estonian: Viis Minutit

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Alexandra Pärn

    Short film talks about Aet, who finds herself in a position where she is left with unknown luggage. Her sense of duty and justice wont leave the luggage.

  • Estonian Funeral
    Estonian Funeral

    Original title: Eesti matus

    2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

    Based on one of the longest running plays in Estonian theatre, “Eesti matus“ by Andrus Kivirähk, this is a comedy full of hilarious characters and unexpected situations where Estonian national-conservative view of the world clashes with more liberal European values of the younger generation.

  • Take It or Leave It
    Take It or Leave It

    Original title: Võta või jäta

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

    What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it!

  • North Dragon
    North Dragon

    Original title: Põhjakonn

    2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    With the help of Põrguneitsi, the mythological virgin of hell, a young man saves the world.

  • Kind Hometown Spirits
    Kind Hometown Spirits

    Original title: Kodulinna head vaimud

    1983 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Leida Laius

    Documentary directed by Leida Laius about the activities of movement "Kodulinn" ("Hometown") in Tallinn in 1980s.

  • Töösümfoonia
    Töösümfoonia

    1982 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

  • The Field
    The Field

    Original title: Põld

    1978 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Rein Raamat

  • Spinners
    Spinners

    Original title: Ketrajad

    1976 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

    The diligent spinners of the textile factory "Balti manufaktuur" have taken the biggest occupational responsibility in the whole Soviet Union.

  • Tahe vastutada
    Tahe vastutada

    1973 | Documentary | Director: Uno Maasikas, Rein Maran

  • Võõras higi
    Võõras higi

    1973 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jüri Müür

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