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Dogs tale

2007 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Jüri Muttika
On the Edge of the New World

Original title: Vahtsõ ilma veere pääl

2004 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Brambat
Heritage Songs from Kihnu Island

Original title: Laulud mere tagant

2003 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Veiko Taluste

Documentary about folk singer Virve Järsumägi, also known as Virve of Kihnu, and about the passing of folklore heritage from one generation to another.

Virve Elfriide Köster alias Virve Järsumägi lives in a small island of Kihnu. She has a gift to create songs that reflect life surrounding her. Just like the island is surrounded by the sea, Virve's songs also talk about the sea. Virve sings the sea to the heart of the audience. Virve is an elderly woman who has been through thick and thin; now she leaves her songs to a young woman who inherits Virve's creative work and teaches her songs to small children. Songs will always remain, even if people disappear.
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Inimene ja koduloom

1991 | Popular Sciences | Director: Rein Maran
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See olemine

1990 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peeter Sirge
Näkimadalad II jagu

1987 | TV feature, TV feature, Series | Director: Olav Neuland
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The story of Moon

Title in Estonian: Kuulugu

1984 | Documentary, Other categories | Director: Elo Tust

The Moon and the folk wisdom and beliefs related to it.

The ancient monthly calendar of old Estonians and the related beliefs and traditions. The documentary combines archival film episodes and the staged episodes where one can see the peasants working and in their everyday life. Old wisdom and teachings about what kind of work to do during the waning Moon and the increscent Moon.
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Urban animal

Original title: Linnaloom

1981 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Peeter Tooming

Documentary by Peeter Tooming about animal love of a urban resident and keeping animals in urban conditions.

Animals belong to an urban environment and they will always be here since people need a piece of living nature close to them. House plants are not enough - one needs a living creature. What are the places for getting them? The easiest way would go to a pet shop and purchase a suitable animal; unfortunately there are no cats nor dogs so one has still go to some gardener's market and buy illegally a puppy or a kitten from a random seller. What will become of these animals after purchase? How do pets live next to people?
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On the shore of the Sea of Japan

Original title: Jaapani mere kaldal

1980 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Tahvel

Documentary shows the life and work in the collective fishermen's farm and tells about those who emigrated from the islands of Hiiumaa, Saaremaa and Muhu to the Far East at the end of 19th century.

Estonians living by the Sea of Japan, far from Estonia, have not forgotten their mother tongue and fatherland. The descendants of emigrants at the end of 19th century have got used to the customs and lifestyle of the Far East peoples. Töötegemine ja laulmine on alati au sees. Eestlased on eluga Jaapani mere kaldal rahul.
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10 minutes in Estonia

Title in Estonia: 10 minutit Eestis

1965 | Documentary | Director: Igor Jeltsov

Documentary about the industries and the industrial products of the Estonian SSR.

Documentary with an optimistic undertone about the industries and the products in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia that has been commissioned by the coordination committee of the scientic researches of the Council of Ministers of Estonian SSR. The material from the newsreels of "Soviet Estonia" has been used in the documentary. Voiceover in Russian.
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