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The First Spring

Original title (in Estonian): "Esimene kevad"

2017 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Eleen Änilane

A man who has lost his wife due to a serious illness learns to see the world in color again after a difficult experience.

Jaan, 79, buried his wife Antonina in the autumn, with whom he recently celebrated a golden wedding in the backyard. This spring, he will have to face unprecedented difficulties: how to deal with the silence in an empty house; how to keep motivated for daily routine tasks that Jaan has not had to do alone for more than 50 years; and how to find the strength for the roses planted with your husband to bloom this spring as well?
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The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

Original title: Protsess

2017 | Documentary | Director: Askold Kurov

Cowardice is the greatest sin on earth.

Oleg Sentsov is a Ukrainian filmmaker, Euromaidan activist and native of Crimea. After the Russian annexation of Crimea, he became an active opponent of the occupation. In May 2014 he was arrested by the Russian security service, charged with planned terrorist attacks and transported to Moscow. After over a year in custody, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, despite the fact that the testimonies were given under duress and evidence was insufficient. Sentsov never pled guilty. Director Askold Kurov follows the progress of the trial and the attempts of Oleg’s family, friends and lawyers to save him from prison. The notorious case ...
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Thousand Villages

Original title in Estonian: "Tuhat küla"

2017 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Mihkel Oksmann

Post apocalyptic story about the small towns and villages of Estonia.

“Thousand Villages” is a post-apocalyptic documentary film, that shows the life of a young man who escaped from the capital city and moved to small village to find his inner balance. It captures the phenomenon of shrinking of the small towns and villages.
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A Bad Scene: Nissan Patrol

Original title - Paha lugu: Nissan Patrol

2017 | Short, Feature film | Director: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik

"A Bad Scene" is a film compilation, which speaks about the darker currents hiding in human relationships, situations, which are practically inescapable, in five different ways. Harassment, mental violence, manipulation, cornering – these topics are current in both politics as well as private sphere. In these nightmarish confrontations, dramatics, mysticism as well as twisted comedy can be found. The main character of the first short film “Nissan Patrol” by Katrin Maimik and Andres Maimik is art student Jane, who hitchhikes on a secluded road and is picked up by a manly SUV. The youngster behind the wheel misunderstands the girl’s carefree behaviour ...
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A Car Called Victory

Original title (in Russian): "Победа"

2017 | Short, Students film | Director: Vladislav Mukovnin

Media student Vladislav Mukovnin's short film based on the novel by Ilmar Taska and speaks of a little boy and his parents in the post-war Soviet era.

Late 40’s, the boy disobeys parents ́ cautions and meets a stranger on a brand new car Victory who promises to teach him driving but this promise has severe consequences.
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About Tallinn

2017 | Documentary, Students film | Director: Collin Browne

In Tallinn the public transportation has aspects both unique and common to other countries. An international student discusses these in an interview.

In an interview Collin, and international student from Antigua and Barbuda recounts his discovery the public transportation system in Tallinn and compares it to his home country’s.
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Boriss Mäemetsa näituse avamine Tarbekunsti muuseumis

2017 | Amateur films | Director: Tõnu Aru
Filmimäng "Tunne Eesti filmitegijaid"

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Half a child

Original title (in Estonian): "1/2 last"

2017 | Short, Students film | Director: Ulrike Brett Uukkivi

Parents Kärt and Toomas have lost their connection in relationshio. Their son Oliver has his own way how to deal with the problem.

10 year old Oliver, who’s parents are not getting along anymore, struggles with a question, how much of a person he will be after splitting between parents. The tough judge inside says, no more or less than half a child. But inner child says there is a hope and instead of splitting, he could unite. A question rises: how to unite, when parents are avoiding deeper contact for a while now and from every little talk might come a big argue. Luckily, Oliver is not alone in this world, despite the fact that his mother is drowning in work and father is lost ...
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Honeymoon

Original title (in Estonian): "Mesinädalad"

2017 | Short, Students film | Director: Enrico Barone

There is no real love without redemption, forgiveness and compassion.

Helen´s husband, Toomas, is in coma after stroke. Detached from life and work, the woman must cope with the discovery of her husband´ s adultery with a Latvian woman, Laima. Helen struggles between grief and anger and the process of mourning develops through questioning her won feelings towards the husband, towards the the acceptance of the existence of Laima. Helen can come back to love and music only through redemption and forgiveness.
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