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  • Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance
    Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance

    Original title: Kunst ja külm sõda

    2024 | Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

    A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.

  • Leonardo from Randvere
    Leonardo from Randvere

    Original title: Randvere Leonardo

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kerttu Soans

    The life of Endel Saarepuu (70) is filled with art. The older the artist gets, the easier his life becomes and the more talking is his work.

  • Mare Tralla
    Mare Tralla

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

    The film is about a strong Estonian woman who can handle everything and has experienced both traditional family life and much more.

  • DeStudio. Pohmelus
    DeStudio. Pohmelus

    2021 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned, Experimental | Director: Marianne Kõrver

    A documentary with an experimental approach about the time travel of two 2020s artists to the 90s, where they meet their young selves.

  • Olev Subbi. Elu kuues peatükis
    Olev Subbi. Elu kuues peatükis

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Marianne Kõrver

  • Raudvara. Anu Raud
    Raudvara. Anu Raud

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Erle Veber

  • Uue ajastu kunstnik Edith Karlson
    Uue ajastu kunstnik Edith Karlson

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Aljona Suržikova

  • Leonhard Lapin. Process
    Leonhard Lapin. Process

    Original title: Leonhard Lapin. Protsess

    2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director:

    This film portraits Leonhard Lapin, a creator born in an Estonian small town called Räpina in the 1950s, who becomes one of the most outstanding avant-garde artists on the Soviet Estonian art and architecture scene. The film also reveals the creator’s worldview, beliefs and rebellious nature.

  • Treehouse Cult
    Treehouse Cult

    2020 | Students film, Animation, Music video | Director: Aigar Vals

    A guy wanders in the woods, looking for a connection with Nature and discovering its inner space through psychedelia.

  • Ülo Sooster. The Man Who Dried a Towel in the Wind
    Ülo Sooster. The Man Who Dried a Towel in the Wind

    Original title: Ülo Sooster. Mees, kes kuivatas rätikut tuule käes

    2020 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Lilija Vjugina

    Documentary feature about one of the most influential Estonian surrealists, Ülo Sooster.

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