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  • The Spy and the Poet
    The Spy and the Poet

    Original title: Luuraja ja luuletaja

    2016 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Toomas Hussar

    Nobody knows what anybody knows.

  • The story of ...
    The story of ...

    Original title (in Estonian): "Lugu sellest, kuidas ..."

    2016 | Short, Students film | Director: Sandra Kartau

    Sandra Kartau drama about a young girl who searches her way out of a situation that she has been a long time.

  • Three Clay Pots. A Komi Story
    Three Clay Pots. A Komi Story

    Original title: Kolm savipotti

    2016 | Cartoon, Animation | Director: Kristjan Holm

    A widow made three clay pots. The pots wanted to help the woman: one brought clothes, the other brought robbers’ loot, and the third brought a hunter who sat down to rest. The woman and the hunter made a home together. They had plenty of money and goods. In the clay pots, they boiled porridge.

  • Vigala Sass - viimased lindid
  • Class Reunion
    Class Reunion

    Original title: Klassikokkutulek

    2016 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: René Vilbre

    It’s been 25 years since graduation and three friends are headed to their big class reunion. On the night before the reunion, the guys go out to party and feel like they are 18 once again. But the world around them, as well as their physique, has changed drastically over the past 25 years...

  • Close Relations
    Close Relations

    Original title (in Russian): Rodnye

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Vitali Manski

    Vitaly Mansky’s documentary journey through Ukraine visits members of his own family to show the reality behind the headlines in this divided country.

  • Cutting Through
    Cutting Through

    Original title: Läbilõikamine. Meie maailm, 10/12

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Ove Musting

    The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.

  • Dearest Sister
    Dearest Sister

    Original title in Lao: Nong Hak

    2016 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Mattie Do

    A Lao village girl’s only chance of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy cousin’s illness into dependence.

  • Destination To Be Happy
    Destination To Be Happy

    Original title: Sihtpunkt - olla õnnelik

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Kertu Köösel

    This documentary tells the story of two men, Rain and Andres who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. On their searches they have gone through many experiences which allows them to make others happy as well.The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.

  • Estonian village in Ghana
    Estonian village in Ghana

    Title in Estonian: Eesti küla Ghanas

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

    Estonian activists, businesswomen and volunteers decided to support one village in Northern Ghana while bringing together the handicraft skills of Ghanaians, enterprisingness of Estonians and Western market. So it turned out that the baskets woven by Ghanaian village women would sell in Estonia and the butter produced from shea nut growing in African savannas would find buyers in USA.

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