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Külamaastikud

1983 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp
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Tartu Kliinilise Haigla südamekirurgid A.Kliiman ja J.Samarütel

1982 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peeter Tooming
The Herd Boy is the King

Title in Estonian: Karjapoiss on kuningas

1982 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vello Kallaste

Karl Aru, retired General Major of artillery, celebrates his 80th birthday with a festive yet official reception and introduces his home village.

Retrospective documentary about Karl Aru who was born in the beginning of 20th century in a farm and became a General Major of the Soviet Army. On his 80th birthday, he criticizes the degradation of rural life. Reportage about his official birthday party held in the Tallinn Officers' House, mingled by the journeys in his former home village.
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Christmas in Vigala

Original title: Jõulud Vigalas

1980 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mark Soosaar

The innovative author's film by Mark Soosaar with excellent camerawork combines documentary and fiction, telling the dramatic story during the Revolution of 1905 about the tragic destiny of Bernhard Laipmann, a reforming farmer who teaches people the ideas of enlightenment.

The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not the peaceful holiday. The manor house has been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and equality and alarmed by the violence of the revolution. He has not taken part in pillaging the manor house, so he should be found guilty. Nevertheless, Laipmann ...
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Fair country

Title in Estonia: Õiglane maa

1978 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peeter Tooming

The first year of activity of the agricultural enterprise of Viljandi district, Estonia.

Overview of the first years of activity of the agricultural enterprise of Viljandi district, Estonia. The documentary also views the unique sides of the agricultural enterprise and its perspectives, tendencies and developmental processes emerging in modern rural life. Activities, daily life and problems of various enterprises and local people.
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Oath of Life

Title in Estonian: Eluvanne

1978 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary directed by Peep Puks about Anton Hansen Tammsaare, an Estonian literary classic.

Poetic portrait film about Estonian writer Anton Hansen Tammsaare. Director Peep Puks is telling the writer's story. The voiceover introduces the writer's biography and gives quotes from his literary works, illustrated by the rich and metaphorical visual language. Archival materials and photographs have been used in the documentary.
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I'd like to be at home

Title in Estonian: Ma tahaksin kodus olla

1977 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

The sad destiny of neglected children.

The documentary focuses on a sad topic whereas the protagonists are the neglected children without parental care, first in the children's room in the militia's office and after that taken to the orphanage, a special boarding school or in the worst case in the youth colony. Children at various ages talk about their difficult lives. Interviews with the children are sincere and honest.
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The Winds of Milky Way

Original title: Linnutee tuuled

1977 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Lennart Meri

The sequel to „The Waterfowl People“. The author of the film interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relations of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansis, Hungarians, Sámi, Nganasans and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on locations in northern Finland, Sámi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, Setomaa region in Estonia and in Saaremaa and Muhu islands, Estonia. Some footage was also filmed in Nenetsia in 1970.

Documentary of cultural anthropology about the ethnography and ethnogenesis of the Finno-Ugric peoples is a sequel to the documentary "The Waterfowl People" (1970) directed by Lennart Meri. The author of the film interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relations of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansis, Hungarians, Sámi, Nganasans and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on locations in northern Finland, Sámi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, Setomaa region in Estonia and in Saaremaa and Muhu islands, Estonia. Some footage was also filmed in Nenetsia in 1970. The film ...
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Minu naine sai vanaemaks

1976 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Virve Aruoja
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Organ

Title in Estonian: Orel

1974 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

Documentary directed by Peeter Tooming about Estonian organs, organ makers and the history of organ making in Estonia from 18th century until today.

Documentary gives an overview about organs, organ makers and the history of organ making in Estonia. The film introduces the well-known self-taught organ makers in Estonia and the first great church organs that they have built. Organs in churches, schools and at homes. The film includes archival footage and archival photographs.
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