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Devil's Vaudeville

Original title in Estonian: Saatana Vodevill

2010 | Students film, Short | Director: Vallo Toomla

World, the best of all possible worlds. The Pastor, who has lost his passion for life, has a visit by Stranger. Both men have lately lost their wifes. Both are struggling with God. Two men, one bottle, one gun, one bullet, one soul. „And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…“
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Disco and Atomic War

Original title: Disko ja tuumasõda

2009 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Playful documentary by Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma about the development of their generation during the Soviet era where the totalitarian power confronted the heroes of pop culture and the Finnish Television was the window to the world of dreams.

The playful documentary tells the story about a strange war of information in Estonian SSR during the 1980s when the totalitarian power confronted the heroes of pop culture. And the heroes won. Western pop culture played extremely important part in developing the world view of the Soviet youth - today this may seem rather weird. Finnish Television, that was visible only for people living in Northern Estonia, was the only window to the world of dreams and that was out of reach for the authorities to be banned. The documentary combines political action with fictional stories based on the memories ...
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Doctor Grossmann's Land of the Gods

Original title: Doktor Grossmanni jumalate maa

2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Galina Grossmann is an exceptional woman who paints Jesus, composes an opera about Jesus and performs the musical work with the influences of Estonian folklore to the residents of a retirement home.

Galina Grossmann has the Doctoral degree in biological sciences, she is an inventor and health adviser - for instance, she has invented a unique slimming method called Lipolitic. Besides, Galina Grossmann is a composer, poet, singer, dancer and a painter. In the summer of 2008, her newest musical work "Land of the Gods" premiered in Munalaskme nursing home. Her work tells the story about Jesus Christ who survived on the cross and who was taken to the Land of Gods - Estonia - in a fancy horse carriage by Estonian spirits. Kaamera jälgib „Jumalate maa” sünnilugu alates esimestest helidest ja ...
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To The Great Wide Open

Original title in Estonian: Suurde avarusse

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Kaur Kokk

Elmo lives in a little hut full of all kind of stuff. Elmo is dissociated from the world and other people. One day he is forced to pack his belongings and start the journey. But what is waiting for him? Film follows an adventurous trip of a man and a little car. Significant become insignificant.
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Unlucky Talisman

Original title (in Russian): "Талисман неудачи"

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Jüri Muttika
Deus ex machina

2005 | Students film, Short | Director: Moonika Siimets

Endine KGB agent Wilhelm püüab leida oma kohta taassündinud Eesti Vabariigis ja selle poliitilises süsteemis. Ta üritab minevikku unustada, ent tundub, et minevik ei ole teda unustanud.
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Fed up!

Original title: Kõrini!

2005 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The adventurous and funny road movie directed by Peeter Simm tells the story about the way love and hate are interconnected and how positive solutions are possible even when one is completely fed up with everything.

Kaminsky is a long-distance driver disappointed both in life and other people. His last duty as a drives takes him to Estonia where he decides to fulfill an old promise. By chance, Kaminsky meets an Estonian cellist Stella on his road. Her career in Germany has ended already before it ever started. Kaminsky's trailer truck is being steadily followed by a catafalque where an Estonian beginner bank robber Wolf is chasing his eluded prey. Undertaker Manfred with dark past tries to lead Wolf closer to God. In Estonia, everyone's wishes will come true, even if not exactly the way they ...
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Message for the Neighbours

Original title: Sõnum naabritele

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

Anti has worked as a TV-set repairman all his life. One day he realizes - it is the world that needs to be repaired.

Anti has worked as a TV-set repairman all his life. One day he realizes - it is the world that needs to be repaired.
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Taxi-Driver

Original title: Taksojuhid

2004 | TV feature | Director: Ingomar Vihmar, Jussi Niilekselä
Beauty of Fatherland

Original title: Isamaa ilu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Portrait documentary by Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi observes the parallel lives of two opposite women - Anne Eenpalu, the leader of "Home Daughters" and Tiina Jantson, activist in Estonian beauty contests. Both women take care of cultivating beauty in Estonia in their own way.

The documentary observes two matriarchs - Tiina Jantson governs the beauty contest empire in Estonia; Anne Eenpanu leads the activities of "Home Daughters" - a girls' corps of Estonian Defence League. The film's main characters and their activities are very different. Whereas Anne's pedagogical approach is almost totally based on the love for fatherland then Tiina spends her days in the glitter of show business. However, there are some similiarities in their lives. The documentary studies the values, gender roles and moral norms in Estonia at the beginning of 21st century.
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