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Original title: Räägi ära

2021 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk, Rodrigo Baptista, Augustin Barrutia, Sebastian López Borda, Rupert Clague, João Carlos Couto, Tom Hamburger, Quentin Lazzarotto, César Málaga, Tanya Marar, Ashley Mosher, Sonja Ortiz, Brett Pedersen, Fermín Pedros, Pablo Radice, Norika Sefa, Gerónimo Tanoira, Natalia Trzcina, Lucía Valdemoros, Shen Wei, Kevin Zayat

A portrait of humanity in isolations, told through the stories of anonymous voices from around the world during the first pandemic lockdown of 2020.

On the first days of worldwide lockdowns, film makers from 15 countries set up phone lines for people to leave anonymous messages from their confinement. Starting from the very beginning when the Chinese had not yet determined the origin of the virus, to the Brazilians demanding quarantine from their leaders months later; the documentary combines hundreds of voices from around the world, into a poetic documentary. It is a whirlwind of emotions crossing all boundaries of culture and nationality by fresh directors from around the world who first met in Werner Herzog's masterclass in the Peruvian jungle in 2018. A ...
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The Gardener Of Tension Fields

Original title: Pingeväljade aednik

2021 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Joosep Matjus, Katri Rannastu

Estonian well known writer Mehis Heinsaar has seven encounters during his journey in the wilderness, which will open to the viewer the magical inner world of the writer.

The main character of the film is the mysterious writer Mehis Heinsaar, a creator who likes to travel in his inner psychogeography. The writer is surrounded by unusual and meaningful nature, he can speak the language of animals and birds and see the invisible to the naked eye. The writer strives for wide meadows through a wild thicket, and those multi-day hikes he calls the pilgrimages of a poor man. The wanderer has seven encounters along the way, which will open to the viewer the magical inner world of Mehis Heinsaar.
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The Rise

Original title in Estonian: Tõus

2021 | Short, Students film | Director: Alesja Suzdaltseva

Short film tells a story about a young space cadet, who gets stranded alone on an unknown planet.

Lilit (10) is practicing space fight when she loses control over the spacecraft and finds herself stranded on an unknown planet. Now she needs to act fast to repair the ship and get off the planet before cold weather and hunger takes her.
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A Loss of Something Ever Felt

Original title: Üht kaotust igavesti kandsin

2020 | Documentary | Director: Carlos Eduardo Lesmes Lopéz

Dutiful daughter Eeva embarks on a quest to find and save her brother, deep in the bowels of Bogotás underworld.

Hille has a close relationship with her drug addict son. She sends him money every other week. After a fight they have over the phone, Lauri disappears mysteriously. His last known location is Bogotá, Colombia. At Hille's request, Lauri's sister, Eeva, reluctantly embarks on a journey and soon finds herself in the surreal and merciless underbelly of Bogotá. She contacts her only Colombian acquaintance, Carlos, who also lost his brother in the past, and they film their search for answers for a loss they both share.
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From wave and stone

Original title in Russian: Из волны и камня

2020 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Margarita Levina

The film tells the autobiographical story of an author who wanted to change her place of residence in the hope of changing herself and her life. But it turned out that the country does not change anything if the soul remains the same.

The documentary tells the story of an author who for a long time really wanted to move somewhere from her home city, St. Petersburg. One day, she finally moves to Tallinn. And only then she begins to understand how she loves her hometown and how she misses it.
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November – Video Diary

2020 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Iari Varriale

A visual diary about the isolation and the loneliness experienced during a gathering with friends.

After experiencing the first symptoms of depression the filmmaker decides to use the camera as a mirror, in this way he can observe himself from the outside. The sorrow and numbness is strong and in order to help himself to get through, decides also to invite friends and colleagues at home. Feeling closeness would help him to experience less the solitude. Loneliness is an uninvited and silent guest. It creeps into the room unseen and visits the author which now feels again distant and lost. Loneliness is an inner ruminating monologue that repeats over and over in the author's mind, there’s ...
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Peaceful Night

Original title in Estonian: Öörahu

2020 | Short, Students film | Director: Teresa Juksaar

Teresa Juksaar's short film ''Peaceful Night'' is about a young girl who is starting her independent life.

21-year-old Milla moves out of her childhood home to start a life on her own. Once she has left behind the loudness of home and a difficult relationship with her mother, she realizes that silence feels unsettling. Milla starts creating all kinds of noises around her and finally speaks of everything that was left unsaid at home. Finally, surrounded by loud noises, Milla is finally able to fall asleep.
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The Camino Paradox

Original title: Camino paradoks

2020 | Documentary | Director: Anniken Haldna, Gerli Nõmm

In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.

Blisters on the feet, sunburns on the skin, constantly pushing yourself to the limit. In the same time, picturesque sunsets, meeting inspiring people - this is a usual day of a pilgrim. In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.
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Time Capsule

Original title in Estonian: Ajakapsel

2020 | Short, Students film | Director: Eric Romero

Desolate and troubled, a young woman confronts the root cause of her issues - her father.

Emeri (26) comes across a map from her childhood - a map that marks the location of a time capsule buried 19 years earlier- and memories come back rushing. Desolate and friendless, she then contacts her estranged father to dig up the time capsule together. Emeri must find a way to put the past finally at rest.
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A Year Full of Drama

Original title: Aasta täis draamat

2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

A young woman takes on an audacious human experiment while trying to find her place in the world and struggling with the past of her family.

Estonia is crazy about theatre. In October 2017 there's an announcement for a paid position to find someone who has never been to theatre before. The task – to watch and review every Estonian theatre production of 2018. From 450 job applicants 21-year-old small town girl Alissija is hired. Coming from the periphery and a Russian-speaking family, she knows nothing about performing arts, actors, nor has ever been to any of the theatre houses. To make the job logistically possible, she has to move to the capital of Tallinn. Months pass and there are shows that inspire and many more ...
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