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The Fool

Original title in Estonian: Narr

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Katariina Škurinski

Katariina Škurinski's short film opens up the world of a young person whose life is failing, showing that things might not be so off track if people were willing to change. The film keeps the viewer gripped the entire time and never reveals for a second whether the protagonist will change or not.

The unsuccessful salesman Norman tries to win back the heart of his former lover Amelia. When his date plan fails, he seeks comfort in a bar with his friend Olaf, but unexpectedly, Amelia arrives there. The encounter escalates into an argument during which Amelia speaks about warnings she heard from a fortune teller regarding Norman's future. In light of this information, Norman rushes to the fortune teller Matilda, who tells him the harsh truth about his life choices. Struck by what he hears, Norman then gets into a fight with his only friend Olaf. Wandering around town, Norman takes a ...
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Aurora’s song

Original title in Estonian: Aurora Laul

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Stella Carneiro

While mourning the loss of her partner, Margit reconnects with her mother-in-law Juula through their shared grief.

A young woman, Margit (30), receives an unexpected visit from her late mother-in-law, Juula (50) after a tragic accident. Juula brings sleeping pills to help Margit with her grief. The gift does not help Margit with her feelings of loss, but instead, causes her dreams to become more lively, resulting in hallucinations of her dead girlfriend, Aurora (25). When Juula visits Margit once more, the two women settle their differences and find comfort in each other.
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Ott Tänak -The Movie

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tarvo Mölder

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. Viewers gain rare access in the course of one season to root for Ott’s pursuit for the WRC rallying series world championship title and simultaneously witness him getting accustomed to the new car in the new team. Through the eyes of the top driver whose daily routine sees him race at deadly speeds all over the globe, both the nail-biting and the glamorous life of the rallying world is seen. In parallel with the ups and ...
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Taagepera

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Simm
Roots: Waiting For A Miracle

Original title: Juured: Oodates imet

2018 | Documentary | Director: Aljona Suržikova

The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.

A woman’s biggest joy is giving the gift of life to a new human being. The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.
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The Overcoat

Original title in Estonian: Talvelugu

2017 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Meelis Arulepp, Sean Mullen

A lonely office worker saves up to buy a new coat at Christmas in an effort to make new friends, only for fate take a ghostly hand.

It’s Christmas eve in New York, 1932. Alexi, a large old Russian man, arrives home to find that his young granddaughter has decided to stay up late in the hopes of getting her present early from Santa. Feeling a bit homesick, he sits down with her in front of the open fire and they begin to talk. When she asks about Santa, Alexi gets her to close her eyes and gives her his big old coat as a “present”. But when she complains about the smell he starts telling a story… The story brings us back to the beautiful city ...
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Amalimbo

2016 | Animation, Cartoon, Other types of animation | Director: Juan Pablo Libossart

Tipuana, a five year-old girl, experiences the limbo as she tries to pass to ‘the other side’ after the recent death of her beloved father.

Tipuana, a five year-old girl, experiences the limbo when she tries to pass to ‘the other side’ in her desperate urge to meet again with her recently dead father. A short story that happens in an undefined place in an also undefined future.
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Bird Flu

Original title: Linnugripp

2016 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

A love affair between Birdman and Snakewoman.

Story about a man and a snake, an alcoholized penguin and the disappearance of birds. Story about an apple tree and apples, about roots and rootlessness. Story about a paradise and about the expel from it.
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Empty Space

Original title: Tühi ruum

2016 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Documentary-based animation about a dream that eventually comes true in a film.

A 10-years old girl longed for a puppy as a birthday present. Her disappointment was very big when instead puppy she got father she had no idea he was still alive. This documentary based film tells a story about a very long-standing dream that kept him alive through many years and actually will come true only now, through this film.
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Elo

Original title: Elo

2015 | Feature film, Short | Director: Helen Takkin

Elo is a stubborn kindergarten child whose sole purpose is to escape the repression of her evil teacher. One day a new teacher Helena appears and Elo’s life changes completely.

Elo hates kindergarten. She does not understand why she has to stay in this prison, while there is a alluring and mysterious life waiting for her outside. Elo comes up with a plan how to escape that place for good. One day however a new and kind teacher Helena comes to work there. Elo falls completely in love with her, but will soon also feel her first heartbreak.
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