Joosep Ehasalu’s third semester student short documentary ponders on what it means to be an artist, through a painting by his grandfather.
A short comedy about the friendship and grief of the elderly.
Jennifer Cohens shortfilm narrates a story, when a young couple faces a tumultuous period due to a death of a loved one, yet are able to find each other again despite the hurt inflicted upon one another.
Joosep Ehasalu’s thesis documentary plunges the filmmaker into his own personal chaos and searches for ways to get out of there. All in the form of an audiovisual diary.
"Aleks" is a coming of age drama mini series, where we follow a 16 year old boy, who is on his path for finding himself.
Leo Vissak’s movie tells a story about a kid whose father hates fun.
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.
As long as there is peace in your heart and old trees to protect you, you’re safe from any demon.
A story about a legend of Estonian punk scene Peeter Männiksoo aka Pasa-Pets who has been living for years in Berlin. It is a story about a man's survival in a big city, a story about loneliness, struggle and freedom. It's a poem about Pets and Berlin.
A story about a man, who, going against the materialistic culture of life finds his passion in helping other people.
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The database is maintained by NGO Estonian Film Database. It was opened on 12.12.2012 and is meant for providing information about the whole Estonian film heritage from 1912. We plan fully complete it by 2025 but already now full and partial entries for about 20 000 films, 27 000 filmmakers, and more than 200 production companies could be retrieved in Estonian and partly in English. Translation of film descriptions and keywords into English is ongoing but due to the scarcity of resources quite a slow process. Read more detailed overview.
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