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How I Saved Africa

Original title: Kuidas ma Aafrikat päästsin

2014 | Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne

A witty and insightful portrait film by Kullar Viimne speaks not only of the clash of civilizations and the everlasting conflict of idealism and inevitability but also sympathizes with the hardships of one small Estonian girl in a big world.

Siisi is an active and attractive young woman who'd have enough energy to send Estonia's first spaceship to Mars. But instead, the urge to make the world a better place sends Siisi far away to Uganda, where she plans to open a café with the help of donators to offer work to the local young handicapped people. The start of the project is dashing but as the times goes by the more Siisi's idealism confronts the local working culture, sexual prejudice and economic inevitability because in a country that is one of the biggest coffee bean exporters only 0.6 percent ...
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Inner voice

Original title: Sisekõla

2014 | Portrait, Students film, Documentary | Director: Madis Reimund

What is happening to a composer when his creation is leaving his private space to our common space.

2014 has been a special year to young composer Pärt Uusberg - the last rehearsals and concert for his Master's Thesis at Estonian Music Academy – composer’s programme “Beauty of a Night” and presentation of his choral piece “Muusika” at Estonian Song Celebration. The film is observing what is happening with the composer at times when his inner tunes are leaving his private space to our common space. It is an inwards-looking musical journey, portraying everyday beauty and anguish of a composer’s profession.
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Kihnu lapsed pool sajandit hiljem

2014 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar

People of Kihnu island fifty years ago and in the year of 2014.

Director Mark Soosaar gets in touch with the people from the Kihnu island who were once filmed as children half a century ago, in 1964. Now that the same people are in their sixties they watch the old documentary about them. The black-and-white film frames recall memories and flashbacks. Reunion with former schoolmates is sincere and heart-warming. Time has changed a lot in Kihnu island. Outer world intrudes into every home, lots of residents of Kihnu island have moved to the mainland or even abroad. Does Kihnu language and spirit have a future?
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Lusmägi INC.

2014 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

Twin brothers from a small town have courage and ability to dream.

Dreaming is a skill. The documentary tells the story about twin brothers from a small town Paide - Rainer and Ragnar Lusmägi. When they were secondary school students, the brothers came to the idea to establish a student company. They were inspired by Ragnar's hobby of guitar playing - he ordered plectrums from abroad. In 2011, they won the contest of youth business ideas and started to develop their own company selling guitar accessories for musicians. They also have another successful business Praktikum that provides young people with training opportunities. These two young men have courage to dream about the ...
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Old Man’s Cartoon

Original title: Vanamehe multikas

2014 | Puppet, Other types of animation, Animation | Director: Peeter Ritso, Mikk Mägi

Old Man and the Neighbour are both trying to win the heart of the young girl from next door. Their attraction for the girl stirs up a lot of trouble.

There is a young girl called Naabritüdruk living in the little village. Old men of the village (Old Man and Neighbour) are attracted to her. Old Man’s grandchild also sees the picture of her and falls in love. All of them try to win her heart and charm her in different ways. They follow her to the field, where she works, to the market, to the village party. The all end up fighting at the party and Old Man loses his consciousness. When he regains consciousness in the middle of the dark empty party venue, he decides to visit Naabritüdruk ...
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Searching for the Light

Original title: Otsides valgust

2014 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Heini Drui

Portrait documentary directed by Heini Drui about Raivo Hein, a successful internet businessman, astrophotographer, adventurer and traveler.

Raivo Hein is a successful internet businessman, amateur astronomist, astrophotographer and traveler. He is both an idealist and a materialist. Raivo is probably the first cosmonaut in Estonia since he has the ticket for the space trip organized by sir Richard Branson. Raivo believes in science, common sense and the bright future of the humankind. He believes that the 1000-year-old man is already born. Raivo contemplates on the future of humanity as well as the mystery of life and the universe. The subjects of truth, its existence and the ways of reaching it are being discussed by Raivo, astrophysicist Jaan ...
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See olengi mina

2014 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea
Sun is a Good Child

Original title: Päike on hea laps

2014 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Filmmaker Manfred Vainokivi portrays physics teacher Mart Kuurme teaches physics and astronomy to children in Africa.

Mart Kuurme is a lifetime physics teacher. He arrives to Kongo village in Northern Ghana on October 21st, 2013 in order to start working as a volunteer teacher of physics and astronomy to local children. Solar eclipse is expected in Ghana on November 3rd. Mart carefully prepares for the event: observations of the starry sky at late night, physics lessons in a local secondary school. The film also reflects the life of local people, often accompanied by dancing - they dance everywhere and all the time, either in football competitions, funerals or harvesting parties, even in churches. Mart goes to ...
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The bachelor and Volga

Original title: Poissmees ja Volga

2014 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Aljona Suržikova

Story about loneliness. Documentary comedy about a man looking for a wife.

Comedy about a lonely man from Narva (border town next to Russia). Main protagonist is a 32-year-old man who lives alone in a very small apartment. He works as a history and participates in a trainings of dance club with the interest in Middle Ages. Misha also collects model cars. Moreover, he is passionate about buying his own Soviet car Volga 3102. Also he dreams of finding himself a wife. To do that Misha tries to meet girls through Internet. Meetings take place in different venues. Misha wants to have a wife and a family, but on the other hand ...
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Fragile. See you on stage

Original title: Fragile. Nägemiseni laval

2013 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Director Vahur Laiapea follows the birth of dance performance "Plexus" with the following participants: a stage director, two professional dancers and a young bling woman.

A blind person doesn't live in darkness. When one loses eyesight later in life, he/she still remembers the stories, images and memories what he/she has seen. 34-year-old Hedy has lost her vision as a young adult. In 2012-2013 she participated in dance project "Fragile" consisting of both professional dancers and people with visual disability. Vahur Laiapea observes the birth of dance performance "Plexus" from the first rehearsals until the performances held in Lisbon, Oslo and Tallinn together with its collabolators Hedy, Kärt and stage director Ajjar.
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