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Together, yet Apart

Title in Estonian: Koos, aga eraldi

2016 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Aile Ellmann

Documentary about the humanitarian aid for Ukraine and about the people living in Luhansk Oblast during the war.

Ukraine is at war. Estonia has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine since 2014, a year later also development aid was added. How will the aid reach those in need and whose condition will improve due to the aid? How do the local people live in Luhansk Oblast? How do the national refugees live?
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Üksikud

2016 | Documentary | Director: Meelis Muhu
Big City Beat

Original title: Suurlinna biit

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ave Häkli, Antti Häkli

A story of a young Estonian trying to make in London’s music business.

Liis Hirvoja is a strong-minded young musician, who decided to move to London in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a singer. It takes lots of talent and work to make it in a big city. Liis has a minute tight schedule and her days are filled with never ending band rehearsals and long evening hours with kids, whose piano teacher Liis is. The film gives a really close look on Liis’s everyday life that is full of energy. It also throws in a question: why should a young Estonian leave her home country.
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Canvascity

Original title: Lõuendilinn

2015 | Documentary | Director: Aleksandr Heifets

Imagine a city, where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colors and little phrases. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall – it’s wet.

Tartu is a special town where the street walls, electric panels and areas underneath bridges are covered with vivid and colourful drawings and messages. It is the town where everyone can draw whatever he or she wants and where the town authorities tolerate street art. Tartu is the place where street art excursions are held and the only street art festival in Estonia takes place. But how are then the mysterious artists moving aroudn with spray bottles in the dark shadows of the night and why they are doing this? The documentary observes the street art in Tartu through artists ...
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HDTanel

Original title: Mängur

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Kivirand, Robi Uppin

Documentary by Maria Kivirand and Robi Uppin about a 30-year-old man who spends his time in virtual reality.

Estonian most famous YouTuber is HDTanel whose videos are being watched by tens of thousands young fans. How is the life of a YouTuber, what dreams does he have and why has a 30 year old young man chosen such a profession? Will he never grow up or on the contrary, has he discovered the secret we all want - a dream job.
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Heart of a Wolf

Original title: Hundi süda sees

2015 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Liina Paakspuu

Heart of A Wolf is a documentary about the nature of Nordic folk metal featuring Metsatöll from Estonia and Finntroll from Finland.

Hairy rockers mixing their metal sounds with traditional music instruments, pagan symbols and songs in their native language draw audiences from all corners of the world. The film focuses on Estonian band Metsatöll and their older Finnish brother Finntroll with the aim to get an insight into the nature of Nordic folk metal.
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Journey to Off-Grid

Original title: Juhtmevaba elu

2015 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Peeter Vihma

Jim and Maarja fight for their existence during the first winter in their newly-established eco-home in Lahemaa puts their health, patience and technical knowledge to test.

Many want to break out of the consumer society but few do it as radically as Jim and Maarja. They have established their home amidst the forest of Lahemaa, Estonia, using recycled materials, growing their own food and producing their own electricity. The summer has passed building with the help of volunteers and several odd structures are taking shape. But the weather gets colder and their self-made solar panels stop producing current. The film follows Jim and Maarja throughout the first winter. Which is stronger – the ideals or Estonian winter?
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Terapeut

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
The Frogs’ Journey

Original title: Konnade tee

2015 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Beware! Frogs on the road!

They have lived here longer than us. And now it is our duty to help them. Every spring, frog migration starts in tens of areas around Estonia. Hundreds, even thousands of frogs can die in migration areas. “The Frogs’ Journey” talks about people who volunteer on rainy spring evenings to help frogs across the road. Epp is responsible for the action on Piibe Highway. Epp is a true believer in frogs. She loves the ungainly amphibians and believes that an action to help nature can save the world – and that’s what this is. It all takes place at night. And ...
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Virolog

Original title: Viirusekandur

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk

Charismatic freethinker and libertine Kalev Rajangu is searching new intellectual and physical challenges to his life. Unfortunately life is offering only too lousy options.

Kalev Rajangu is a small town organist, a grave-digger, a radical artist and charismatic lector, a free thinker and a provocateur, for somebody a real genius for somebody a real madman. But the hermits life doesn’t offer too many challenges. He decides to demolish the system with süstem’s own means and herald his message to the most influential audience. Rain Tolk’s and Andres Maimik’s documentary is following his triumphs and lowpoints on this hard but interesting journey.
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