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The Recipe for Successful Program

2008 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Mikk Metsniit

Mikk Metsniidu course work. The documentary short film tries to explain the secret of the success story of the hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars".

A short film that seeks to answer the question of what makes a TV show successful. In search of this secret, young filmmakers visit one of the most popular family TV shows in Estonia, "Dancing with the Stars", and through the creators, viewers and participants of the show, they write down the components that ensured the success story of this show.
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Yearning for Love

Original title: Armuigatsus

2007 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Jaan Kolberg

Musician Arved Haug has created a lot of music for variety shows. During the last decades of his life his muse was actress Anne-Reet Margiste - then the composer wrote his most lyrical, soulful and beautiful songs.

The songs from the music record "I Will Send My Shadow" (1996) by composer Arved Haug (1922-1995) reveal a special period in the composer's life. The story of love between Arved Haug and actress Anne-Reet Margiste strongly influenced Haug's creativity when he wrote many emotional songs. Eri Klas, Ivo Linna, Vello Orumets, Vello Mikk, Urmas Arumäe, Ago Roo, Volli Käro and others share their memories about Arved Haug - a diverse musician and a great personality. The documentary was made for Arved Haug's 85th birth anniversary.
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Final Days

2006 | Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne
30 Minutes of Silence

Original title: 30 minutit vaikust

2004 | Feature film, Short | Director: Ove Musting

Famous conductor returns to homeland in order to celebrate his 50th birthday, however, the power of money will prevail.

After having been away from his homeland for 30 years, a famous conductor returns in order to celebrate his 50th with a magnificent concert. However, the new sponsor of the orchestra has a different vision about the concert. The conductor wants to do his job well, but he is stressed and exhausted. Everything that he needs for concentrating is 30 seconds of silence in the middle of the chaos of sounds becoming louder and louder.
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Beyond the Water

Original title: Teisel pool vett

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liia Sakkos
Hansuke Sometimes Appears as a Bird...

Original title: Hansuke ilmub vahest linnuna...

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

Culture-historical retrospect to the marriage of painter Johannes Võerahansu and pianist Erna Saar that was characterized by deep respect and love towards art.

Johannes Võerahansu (1902 -1980) is one of the most prominent masters of painting in Estonia. He obtained his first exhaustive art education in the legendary Ants Laikmaa's studio school in early 1920s. Võerahansu has shown his work at exhibitions and attracted attention with his drawings; however, he was more intrigued by the art of painting himself. Oma abikaasat meenutab kontsertpianist ja kauaaegne klaveripedagoog Erna Saar. Vanadaam kirjeldab oma tutvumise lugu ja vaimset lähedustunnet endast üle kolmekümne aasta vanema muusikalembese kunstnikuga. See on kahe väljapaistva kunstniku lugu koos veedetud paarikümnest aastast.
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Inspector

Original title: Järelvalveinspektor

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Madli Lääne

Documentary about Andrus Purje, inspector of Harju County, whose everyday work offers little food for the soul.

Documentary about Andrus Purje, inspector of Harju County, whose everyday work offers little food for the soul. After work he becomes a romantic musician who rides on his iron-grey horse Anthony, who dreams of having a real band one day, and who considers his altar piece a sunset which can be admired on the 33-metre high limestone cliff of Tabasalu and which can never be bought and sold.
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Röövel ööbik

2003 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Ralf Siig
Arvo Pärt. 24 Preludes for a Fugue

Original title: Arvo Pärt. 24 prelüüdi ühele fuugale

2002 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

Dorian Supin's documentary about Arvo Pärt records the composer's life and creative activities during the two productive years together with Pärt's recollections of the past.

A portrait documentary made of precious moments recorded during three productive years of the composer’s life, the film features rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections. Director Dorian Supin succeeds in revealing Arvo Pärt’s musical thinking. His work opens a door to the inner world of one of the most spiritually intense composers of our time. The film is enhanced by excerpts from major musical works such as "Tabula Rasa", "Passio", "Fratres", "Orient & Occident", "Cecilia, vergine romana" and "Como cierva sedienta".
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Ilo From Paris

Original title: Ilo Pariisist

2002 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Peep Puks

Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, is the guide to take the viewers around Paris.

Documentary by Peep Puks combines two stories: the destinies of a city and of a woman, the stories of Ilo Jaik-Riedberg and the city of Paris. Culture is the common language of Europe. While navigating in French cultural space we perceive its uniting power both for Estonians. Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, works a tourist guide in Paris and introduces the city in various languages. She first went to Paris as a war refugee in 1945. The Jaik family settled in Sweden, yet in 1971 Ilo moved to Paris and stayed there. Ilo brings Estonian tourists to the ...
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